Job title: Junior Machine Learning Engineer (Data & AI)
Location: Katowice HUB (hybrid)
Type: full time (permanent)
Who we are and what we do:
LIPTON Teas & Infusions is the world’s leading tea business, home to iconic, purpose‑driven brands like Lipton, Pukka, Tazo, T2, Lyons and PG Tips.
We craft great teas for every occasion, to bring joy and inspire a healthier lifestyle. Guided by our values of people first, ownership, passion for excellence, and consumer and customer centricity, we create long‑term value for our people, trade partners, suppliers, and the communities where we operate.
If you’re a diverse thinker who takes personal ownership to connect ideas and make impactful things happen, someone who shares our values around humanity and courage and someone who enjoys a good cup of tea (on the house!), then we could be a good match! ✨
Your role:
As a Junior Machine Learning Engineer at LIPTON Teas and Infusions, you will support the development of machine learning solutions across the Data & AI team. You will work on use cases in areas such as computer vision, forecasting, classification, and LLM-enabled workflows, while gaining hands-on experience with Databricks, Azure, and modern engineering practices. This role is intended for someone who enjoys both coding and problem-solving, and who wants to grow from experimentation into production-grade ML delivery.
Your key responsibilities:
- Support the development of ML pipelines for data preparation, training, inference, and evaluation.
- Contribute to use cases in computer vision, forecasting, classification, and related analytics workflows.
- Assist in integrating LLMs into pipelines and workflow steps where relevant.
- Support the development of APIs, jobs, and processing workflows for ML-enabled solutions.
- Work with Databricks and Azure-based services to manage data and ML workloads.
- Follow engineering practices such as version control, CI/CD, testing, and documentation.
- Collaborate in Scrum with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders in a multi-disciplinary team to understand requirements.
- Continuously develop your practical understanding of ML engineering and MLOps concepts.
What we are looking for:
0-2 years of experience in machine learning, data science, data engineering, software engineering, or a similar role.
At minimum a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, mathematics, or a related field.
Strong foundation in Python.
Familiarity with Azure and Databricks.
Familiarity with PySpark, SQL, Git, and GitHub Actions.
Basic understanding of machine learning workflows and model lifecycle concepts.
Interest in use cases such as classification, forecasting, computer vision, or LLM-enabled pipelines.
Interest in agentic engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Codex, or Cursor.
Bonus: experience with AzureML, FastAPI, React, TypeScript, or MLflow.
Interest in working in Scrum and in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
Strong motivation to learn, collaborate, and share knowledge within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
What’s in it for you:
As part of the Data & AI team, you'll join a modern, collaborative environment designed to help you thrive-professionally and personally. Our benefits package includes:
- Yearly salary review and annual bonus based on company’s results and individual performance
- Private medical care and employer‑paid life insurance
- Monthly MyBenefit cafeteria points and holiday reimbursement
- Access to discounted company products
- Employee referral rewards up to 3,000 PLN
- Structured onboarding and continuous learning opportunities
- Cross‑functional collaboration with global teams
- Regular HUB events, recognition programs, and a strong culture of teamwork
What to expect from us:
We know that the whole recruitment process can be stressful, so we promise to make it as straightforward as possible. Our process is usually 2-3 stages (depending on the seniority of the role) and we are aiming to review every CV within 2 weeks.
We are an organization committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. We are interested in every individual bringing their whole self to work and this includes you!
A GDPR clause (for Poland):
By submitting your application, you consent to the processing of your personal data contained in your CV and application documents for the purposes of this recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation). Your data will be processed only for the duration of this recruitment unless you provide separate consent for future recruitment processes.