Applied AI Lead (m/f/d) - Berlin
<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> <p><strong>Your Mission</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>Bees & Bears is mid-rollout on AI across the business and building the data foundation to support it. As our Applied AI Lead, you own the layer on top: query access, observability, and the first AI pipelines that turn raw data into something teams can actually use. This is a hands-on build role — not a strategy role.</p><p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p><ul><li>Build and maintain a data/query layer across our current systems and data warehouse</li><li>Design and build B&B's first AI data pipelines</li><li>Set up observability for AI systems, usage tracking, error monitoring, and audit logs for anything touching customer data</li><li>Connect HubSpot, Django, Taktile, and our v2 FastAPI APIs to support new AI use cases</li><li>Map and consolidate the AI tool stack to reduce shadow usage and tool sprawl</li><li>Work within our Red/Amber/Green data governance framework from day one</li><li>Define and drive the AI roadmap for B&B, coordinating closely with our Senior Data Engineer and Head of Product</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>Your Talent</strong></p><p><br/></p><ul><li>Mid-senior platform or backend engineering background (Python strongly preferred given our Django/FastAPI stack)</li><li>Proven experience building integrations across multiple systems — APIs, databases, SaaS tools</li><li>Hands-on experience with LLM or agent platforms (Claude/Anthropic API) in a production or near-production context</li><li>Ability to take a vague business problem and turn it into a scoped, executable technical build</li><li>A basic grasp of data governance in a sensitive data environment (financial, customer data)</li></ul><p><strong>Nice to have</strong></p><ul><li>Postgres data warehousing experience; BigQuery a plus for where we're heading</li><li>Familiarity with fintech or lending data models (underwriting, loan servicing)</li><li>Experience in a small team where one person owns a build end to end</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>Our Offer</strong></p><p><strong>Growth & Culture</strong></p><p>We move fast, we're building a lot from scratch, and we're learning something new every day. You'll be part of a team that doesn't just work, it truly builds something, with a strong sense of ownership and genuine team spirit.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Impact</strong></p><p>Your job has a direct impact on the energy transition. Period.</p><p>And because this is important to us, we offer extra days off for climate activism.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Flexibility</strong></p><p>We work in a hybrid, trust-based environment.</p><p>Working from home is the norm for us, two days a week are standard and flexible. We structure the rest in whatever way best supports collaboration and focus within the team.</p><p>And if it works for you and your team, you can also work from other locations, workations are possible here.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Perks</strong></p><p>You'll receive a flexible bonus that you can use however you like, sports, culture, travel, whatever works for you.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Food & Energy</strong></p><p>Long days happen. When the office is running, so is the food: just order something to the office via Wolt.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Team & Vibe</strong></p><p>We take our mission seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously.</p><p>Offsites, team nights, and our "Bees & Beers" are just as much a part of the job as the work itself.</p> </div>