Data Scientist – Berlin
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Requirements
- At least 5 years of end-to-end data science and software engineering experience, preferably in a dynamic environment with a modern tech stack
- Significant experience in Operations, specifically customer service automation
- Experience applying a wide variety of machine learning techniques to business problems, particularly with tabular and natural language data
- Strong command of SQL and Python with its scientific stack (numpy, pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn)
- Good understanding of software engineering practices (e.g. test-driven development, OOP, CI/CD) and experience productionising ML products
- Recent hands-on experience deploying and maintaining an AI agent/workflow powered by LLMs, using both low-level SDKs (openai, anthropic, google-genai) and prompt engineering frameworks (llama-index, langchain, dspy)
- General understanding of LLMOps principles for evaluating, testing, versioning and experimenting with prompts in staging and production (langsmith, langfuse, arize-phoenix, lunary)
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🏠 Cost of Living in Berlin
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Strong savings potential: You could save €2,122 monthly, which is €25,464 per year.
💡 These estimates are based on average costs in Berlin. Actual expenses vary based on lifestyle, neighborhood, and personal choices. "Comfortable living" includes rent, utilities, groceries, transport, and reasonable dining/entertainment.
Eligible for the EU Blue Card
A salary of €80,352 meets the EU Blue Card minimum of €45,300 (2026).
The EU Blue Card is a residence permit for highly qualified non-EU workers. It offers a fast track to permanent residency and allows family reunification.
Also eligible: EU Blue Card (Shortage Occupation) (€41,042+)
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📍 Life in Berlin
About Berlin
- •Creative and tech hub
- •Diverse neighborhoods
- •Excellent public transport
Climate
- •Continental climate
- •Cold winters
- •Mild summers
- •Four distinct seasons
Safety
- •Generally safe
- •Higher petty crime than Munich
- •Some areas less safe at night
Healthcare
- •Good hospital network
- •Charité is world-renowned
- •Wait times can vary
Culture
- •World-class museums
- •Vibrant art scene
- •Rich history
Nightlife
- •Famous club scene
- •Diverse nightlife
- •24/7 culture
Recreation
- •Many parks
- •Lakes
- •Tiergarten
- •Active outdoor scene
Cost of Living
- •More affordable than Munich
- •Prices rising rapidly
- •Still cheaper than many European capitals
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Europe's largest savings platform and neobroker, serving 10+ million customers across 18 countries with over €150 billion in assets. Offers commission-free trading (€1 flat fee) in stocks, ETFs, bonds, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies, plus banking services including savings accounts with interest, a Visa debit card, and private markets access through Apollo and EQT. Holds a full ECB banking license since December 2023. Valued at €12.5 billion as of December 2025 — Germany's most valuable startup.
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