Technical Lead AI and Automation (f/m/d)

Technical Lead AI and Automation (f/m/d)

• Workload: 100%
• Contract type: Full time
• Model of Work: Partially Home office
• Start: 03.06.2024

Tamedia. More than just the next headline.

As Switzerland's strongest editorial network, we help shape the country's topics and debates.

Tamedia is excited by the possibilities that AI offers to support our journalists in preparing and publishing news content. We see numerous opportunities throughout the entire process where automation and AI can provide assistance, while ensuring journalists retain control and uphold stringent standards of quality.

In order to help us ideate, test, and implement ideas, we are looking for a seasoned software engineer to lead our AI and Automation team.

What you can expect

• Identify practical applications of AI/ML technologies
• Lead AI/ML solution development, from rapid prototypes to robust, production-ready systems
• Participate in architecture discussions with other technical leads
• Lead a team of developers, both locally and remotely
• Set technical standards for the AI and Automation team
• Identify, implement and evangelize best practices for AI technologies, including frameworks, libraries, and approaches
• Design, build, maintain, and operate data scraping and transformation pipelines
• Ensure the overall quality of the solutions developed and operated by the team
• Understand the current strengths and opportunities for Software Engineers (SWEs) within the team, and provide corresponding mentorship to ensure their growth

We are looking for

• Minimum 6 years professional experience as a senior software engineer
• Strong grasp of software engineering principles, and experience as a full-stack developer
• Bachelors or (ideally) Masters degree from a respected technical university
• Working fluency in Python and at least one of the following languages: Java, Typescript, C++, R
• Familiarity with AI frameworks and concepts, and a passion for working with AI
• A desire to contribute to the future of journalism
• German language skills are a plus

Benefits

What we offer: Attractive additional benefits and discounts for our employees

• Five weeks vacation with option for seven weeks and vacation purchase
• Flexible working models and mobile office options
• A market-, performance- and success-oriented compensation package
• Numerous discounts e.g. cell phone subscription, digital TV, bicycle rental, car purchase
• Wide range of free health promotion services (social counseling, health coach app, flu vaccination, various trainings)
• Possibility for unpaid vacation up to max. six months
• Additional half days off before certain holidays
• Wide training and development offering (leadership, mentoring, development programs, language courses, self-competence, methodological competence, project management, change management and much more)
• Digital and print subscription / free and discounted subscription offer

Recruitment Process

From application to success: Our hiring process

Preselection

We review our applications on an ongoing basis. To ensure a fast response time, we create a preliminary selection. The decision on advancement or departure from the recruitment process is done by the hiring manager and communicated via mail.

Manager Call

The Manager Call is a chance for you to have a personal conversation with potential supervisors or team leads, where you can both get to know each other better.

Coding Challenge

This gives you the chance to showcase your technical knowledge and approach and provides us with the opportunity to evaluate your programming skills. For this purpose, you will be given a task or problem to solve using your programming abilities.

Technical Interview

Here you will get to know your potential manager and/or colleagues. We will test specific knowledge relevant to the execution of the job. Depending on the situation, this will be either conducted virtually or in person. Also this step can be split into several smaller interviews.

About Tamedia

Tamedia is a Swiss media company founded in 1893 with the Tages-Anzeiger. Today, the company includes the paid daily and Sunday newspapers, magazines and publishing services. Its best-known publications include 24 heures, Basler Zeitung, Bilan, BZ Berner Zeitung, Das Magazin, Der Bund, Finanz und Wirtschaft, Le Matin Dimanche, Schweizer Familie, SonntagsZeitung, Tages-Anzeiger and Tribune de Genève. Tamedia also operates Switzerland’s largest newspaper printing plants in Zurich, Berne and Bussigny. The company employs people in German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland.