Applied Scientist - Search/NLP/IR | Applied Scientist - Search/NLP/IR (All Genders)

Zalando SE

Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
Published Sep 26, 2025
Full-time
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Job Summary

This role is for an Applied Scientist to join Zalando's Search Team, focusing on enhancing customer discoverability and personalized search experiences. The successful candidate will leverage state-of-the-art natural language processing (NLP) and information retrieval (IR) methods, including transformer-based deep neural networks and large language models (LLMs), to build intelligent and scalable search systems. Day-to-day, the role involves researching, deploying, and architecting machine learning and deep learning solutions, collaborating with multiple teams to align with product strategy, and developing long-term research roadmaps. This position offers the opportunity to work with exceptional scientists and engineers, mentor junior scientists, and contribute to cutting-edge machine learning products that impact over 51 million customers, driving significant commercial impact.

Required Skills

Education

PhD in NLP, IR, machine learning, or related fields (or equivalent experience)

Experience

  • 4+ years of industry experience, especially in deep learning-based NLP and/or IR methods
  • Experience leading and shaping scientific roadmaps for teams across multiple product areas
  • Experience working with senior Applied Science leaders
  • Track record of addressing real-world problems using machine learning throughout the entire product cycle
  • Track record of leveraging research to advance the state of the art, including publication records at top-tier venues

Languages

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Additional

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