Machine Learning Engineering Manager

About the role

Booking.com is looking for a Machine Learning Engineering Manager to lead the team that builds the foundational ML and data layers powering our ranking and recommendation systems. You will shape the technical roadmap, ensure robust pipelines at scale, and work closely with product and engineering partners.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a high‑performing team of ML and data engineers.
• Design and implement scalable ML infrastructure and data pipelines for training, evaluation and production deployment.
• Evaluate architectural solutions based on cost, business needs and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with software engineers to guarantee seamless model inference and deployment.
• Monitor application health, define relevant metrics and drive maintenance strategies.
• Translate business requirements into viable ML solutions together with stakeholders.
• Integrate new ML technologies to improve productivity and performance.
• Drive continuous improvement through model retraining and optimization.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing ML engineers and data engineers.
• Strong technical background with up‑to‑date knowledge of machine‑learning breakthroughs.
• Ability to define and execute a roadmap for ML platforms while staying hands‑on when needed.
• Excellent people‑development skills, capable of coaching and motivating team members.
• Experience working with product managers and cross‑functional stakeholders.

Required skills