Senior Crop Modeler - Machine Learning Engineer | (Senior) Crop Modeler - Machine Learning Engineer (m/f/d)

BASF Digital Farming GmbH

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Jun 17, 2025

Job Summary

As a Senior Crop Modeler and Machine Learning Engineer, you will be instrumental in developing, maintaining, and deploying robust machine learning models that drive agronomic decisions, with a particular focus on international crop growth models. You will explore and implement new model architectures and feature developments to enhance ML capabilities within xarvio products, ensuring their functionality and performance. This role requires strong collaboration with various technical teams, including digital agronomists and other ML engineers, as well as product managers, to continuously refine models based on market feedback. A key aspect of the role involves working with the Python-based technology stack and ensuring infrastructure understanding for endpoint implementation. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to the digital transformation of agriculture, optimizing crop production and delivering sustainable solutions for farmers worldwide.

Required Skills

Education

University degree in computer science or a related subject

Experience

  • Multiple years of hands-on experience in machine learning or applied data science roles
  • Professional experience with popular ML libraries and frameworks (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD for ML workflows, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Languages

English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Openness to agriculture subject and willingness to learn