HelloFresh

Machine Learning Engineer, Operations Technology

HelloFresh$135K — $155K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong software development skills in Python and SQL, with emphasis on DevOps practices and test-driven development.
  • Hands-on experience in building and maintaining production ML systems, encompassing model serving, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity or interest in generative AI technologies such as LLMs and image generation.
  • Experience with modern MLOps tools like MLFlow, Kubernetes, and Prefect, with additional knowledge of PySpark and Databricks considered a plus.
  • A passion for creating developer tools that enhance productivity and foster ML scalability.
  • Strong communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain an agentic GenAI system that interfaces with HelloFresh's culinary content pipeline.
  • Design and implement evaluations for production-grade AI Agents to assess generative output quality.
  • Build scalable, production-grade ML systems capable of processing large datasets and real-time integrations.
  • Contribute to the MLOps platform that supports the development and maintenance of ML applications.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to convert business needs into reliable AI & ML products.
  • Enhance operational efficiency via automation and monitoring practices.
  • Stay informed on trends in generative AI and propose improvements to the development lifecycle.

Benefits

  • 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits, and 50% off weekly Factor meal box.
  • Healthcare and dental benefits starting on day one, plus a Health Spending Account and access to the Headspace app.
  • Generous vacation and PTO policy to promote work-life balance.
  • Parental leave top-up program for expectant parents.
  • Support for career development and continued learning opportunities through a dedicated L&D team.
  • Engaging company culture with team social activities and company events.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion with various employee resource groups.
  • Creative workplace environment with food-themed puns and naming conventions.
Full Job Description
We are hiring a Machine Learning Engineer in our ML Solutions squad to help build innovative generative AI products that provide AI-powered assistants to HelloFresh's culinary Chefs helping them editorialize content, validate recipe data, detect issues, suggest corrections, and ideate. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will primarily contribute to our agentic generative AI system that automates recipe content production, while also supporting the MLOps platform that enables data scientists across the company to develop, deploy, and monitor ML models at scale.

Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for
  • Develop and maintain an agentic GenAI system that integrates with HelloFresh's culinary content pipeline (API development, LLM orchestration, image generation).
  • Design and implement production-grade AI Agent evaluations to measure quality, reliability, and performance of generative outputs.
  • Design and build scalable, production-grade ML systems capable of handling large datasets, complex model pipelines, and real-time API integrations.
  • Contribute to our MLOps platform - a set of tools and services built on Databricks, MLFlow, and Prefect that help data scientists develop, deploy, and maintain ML applications.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and culinary stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable AI & ML products.
  • Improve operational excellence through automation, monitoring, drift detection, and data quality practices.
  • Stay up-to-date on advancements in generative AI, agentic workflows, and MLOps tooling, and propose improvements to the team's development lifecycle.
  • All other duties, as assigned

Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for
  • Strong software development skills in Python and SQL, including DevOps practices, test-driven development (TDD), spec-driven development, and fluency working with AI coding agents.
  • Hands-on experience building and maintaining production ML systems, including model serving, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity or interest in generative AI (LLMs, image generation, prompt engineering, agentic architectures).
  • Experience with modern MLOps tooling such as MLFlow, feature engineering, Kubernetes, and workflow orchestration (e.g., Prefect). Experience with PySpark and Databricks is a plus.
  • A passion for building developer tools and platforms that improve productivity and enable other teams to scale ML adoption.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Let's cut to the cheese, this is why you'll love it here
  • Box Discount - Amazing discounts on 1 box per week! 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box.
  • Health & Wellness - Health & Dental benefits from day 1, a Health Spending Account, unlimited access to the Headspace app to meet your self-care needs, and 25% discount on GoodLife fitness memberships!
  • Vacation & PTO - Time off is also an important part of self-care! We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance.
  • Family Benefits - A parental leave top-up program for expectant parents.
  • Growth & Development - We support your career progression and invest in your continued learning through experiences and initiatives owned by our dedicated L&D team
  • Work Hard & Have Fun - From team socials to engaging company days, you'll have plenty of opportunity to experience the fun!
  • Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives - With impactful ERG's like FreshPride, Women Empowered and LIMES, we are committed to our diversity, equity & inclusion efforts.
  • Food Puns - this one is kind of a big dill if you haven't already noticed. We even have some punny meeting room names!

Flexible Hybrid Approach

At HelloFresh, we know that flexible work arrangements are essential in enabling you to do your best work, while balancing your personal and life needs. Offering remote work flexibility, along with the opportunity to interact and collaborate in the office are all a part of creating a great employee experience.

To meet these needs, we are pleased to provide Flexible Hybrid work. Flexible Hybrid is a people-first approach that is based on choice, trust, personalization, and empowers teams to choose when and how often they work from the office and work from home, in addition to team days and company days. This means a minimum of 2 days in office per week, with most teams in office between 2-3 days a week.

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This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position.

Toronto, ON Pay Range

$135,000-$155,000 CAD

About HelloFresh

HelloFresh SE is a German publicly traded meal-kit company based in Berlin, Germany. It is the largest meal-kit provider in the United States, and also has operations in Canada, Western Europe (including the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland), New Zealand and Australia. The company was founded in November 2011 in Berlin, Germany by Dominik Richter, Thomas Griesel, and Jessica Nilsson. HelloFresh delivers pre-measured ingredients and recipes to their customers, allowing them to cook meals at home. The company went public in November 2017 and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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18,700 employees
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Founded
2011

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