Star

We are looking for an AI Engineer (Research & Development). As an AI Engineer, you will join the R&D team working on AI products and help scale the AI offering through marketing activity.

Skills and experience you can bring to this role!

Qualifications & experience:

• You are particularly interested in emerging AI tech, LLMs, and generative AI. You follow the news, new developments, and academic research. You are excited about its potential impact on product development in the upcoming years;
• You are interested in going beyond the technical side. You could work as a consultant, demonstrate an understanding of business and product aspects, and generate product ideas;
• You understand and can explain how business value could be generated out of the use of AI technologies;
• You have built ML/AI powered solutions and used available services & tools and/or built bespoke ML models/solutions;
• You've investigated the practical application of generative AI/LLMs through pet projects and PoCs, exploring ready-to-go products, and you can demonstrate or discuss the output;
• You have experience in LLMs/SLMs assessment, selection, and fine-tuning for the specific use case;
• You enjoy writing code, preferably in Python and have 3+ years of experience in commercial development;
• You know what prompt engineering, vector databases, embeddings, multi-stage reasoning, RAG, and MLOps are, and you have had a practical (could be non-commercial) experience with some of the listed things;
• You enjoy communication and can talk to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have: 

• You have previous experience in data engineering;
• You are active in the growing AI community, attend webinars, events, and meetups, or are interested in becoming active;
• You have some front-end experience building simple UIs to demonstrate solutions end-to-end or are open to gaining such;
• You are interested in developing a personal brand through participation in content creation in collaboration with marketing & AI Lab.

What impact you’ll make

• Participate in research and development activities by working on Star's internal AI products;
• Create proof of concepts for our clients and prospects, focusing on applying AI technologies;
• Monitor and research changes in the AI developer ecosystem and approaches and apply them in practice to develop Star's AI capabilities;
• Participate in client calls during late sales cycle stages, present technical expertise, and help build solutions; 
• Act as a subject matter expert on AI to assist with Star's marketing and branding efforts.

We are looking for you! 

Star is a global consultancy that connects strategy, design and engineering services to help companies accelerate product innovation. With over a decade of average 25% annual growth, we’re rapidly expanding our consulting services, geographic footprint and industry expertise. We’re on the cusp of further growth as we become a household name in consulting. Star works for businesses in a variety of industries, including Automotive & Mobility, HealthTech, FinTech and AdTech. At Star, we connect strategy, insights, design and engineering into a seamless workflow devised to support our clients every step of the way - no matter how long or complex their journey. We anchor everything we do in clear and compelling endgames, enabling our multidisciplinary teams to create superior solutions and impressive commercial returns for our clients.
 

Contract type: Gig contract.

Skills and experience you can bring to this role! 

Qualifications & experience:

• Minimum 5 years of developing experience;
• A strong skill set within Python 3 and the general Python 3 ecosystem (FastAPI/Flask, SQLAlchemy, celery, etc.);
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming;
• Experience with the implementation of microservices and SOA;
• Experience with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL);
• Experience with testing (unit tests, integration tests);
• Expertise in software design and REST API design principles;
• Good spoken and written English;
• Experience with GCP will be a plus; 
• Experience with Docker will be a plus.

Added advantage:

• Passionate about troubleshooting;
• Fascinated by technical challenges and thinking outside the box;
• Creative and high-energy, with a winner’s mindset;
• Strong communication and presentation skills;
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic;
• Hands-on team player and proactive person of action; and
• Excited about exchanging knowledge with other colleagues and suggesting product improvements.

What impact you will make

• Quick tryout of new ideas and innovative solutions using the POC concept;
• Write readable, maintainable and well-tested code;
• Help apply best practices for project processes and technology stack;
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring our solutions match the highest standards;
• Share your expertise and support while communicating with the team members.

What you’ll get

Regardless of your position or role, we have in place a wide array of benefits, including flexible working (hybrid/remote models) and generous time off policies (unlimited vacations, sick and parental leaves) to make it easier for all people to thrive and succeed at Star. On top of that, we offer an extensive reward and compensation package, intellectually and creatively stimulating space, health insurance and unique travel opportunities.

Your holistic well-being is central at Star. You'll join a warm and vibrant multinational environment filled with impactful projects, career development opportunities, mentorship and training programs, fun sports activities, workshops, networking and outdoor meet-ups. 

We are looking for you!

Are you passionate about building modern, user-centric applications that drive a sustainable future? Join our team as a Senior React Native Engineer and help shape the future of a global electric vehicle charging leader.

In this role, you'll focus on building a highly responsive and reusable mobile application using the React Native framework. You'll collaborate with a skilled engineering team to design and implement large-scale, component-driven applications with a strong emphasis on accessibility, performance, and maintainability.

Contract type: Gig contract.

Skills and experience you can bring to this role

Qualifications & experience:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in mobile application development, with at least 3+ years in React Native;
• Strong understanding of React Native styling, Flexbox, and responsive layouts;
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.js, with experience building enterprise-level applications;
• Proven ability to design and develop cross-platform mobile applications for both iOS and Android platforms;
• Experience with all the release processes on both platforms, being able to prepare builds, handle provisioning profiles, certificates, app signing, and be familiar with review requirements and flow;
• Experience with state management libraries like Redux, Redux Toolkit, Context API;
• Deep understanding of React Native's core principles, component lifecycle, and React Hooks;
• Experience with API integration (RESTful APIs), React Query, Axios and asynchronous data flows;
• Strong grasp of UI/UX design principles and the ability to implement visually appealing and intuitive interfaces;
• Familiarity with mobile monitoring tools (Sentry, Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Analytics, or similar);
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Detox for E2E is a plus);
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD for mobile apps (Bitrise preferred, Fastlane, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD a plus);
• Ability to work with product, design, and backend teams, and to document/hand over features for long-term maintainability;
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in a team-oriented environment;
• Upper-intermediate level of spoken and written English.

Nice to have:

• Experience managing multiple app environments (dev, staging, prod) and white-label apps with separate configs;
• Basic understanding of Swift/Objective-C and Kotlin/Java for debugging and bridging when needed;
• White-labeling experience.

What impact you’ll make 

• Develop scalable and high-performance mobile applications that simplify the EV charging experience;
• Build real-time user interfaces that enable drivers to easily find and pay for on-street charging points;
• Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to ensure seamless data flow from the charging infrastructure to the mobile application;
• Contribute to architectural decisions that ensure the solution is scalable, reliable, and maintainable as the charging network grows;
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code that directly supports a sustainable and greener future.

What you’ll get 

Regardless of your position or role, we have a wide array of benefits in place, including flexible working (hybrid/remote models) and generous time off policies (unlimited vacations, sick and parental leaves) to make it easier for all people to thrive and succeed at Star. On top of that, we offer an extensive reward and compensation package, intellectually and creatively stimulating space, health insurance and unique travel opportunities.

Your holistic well-being is central at Star. You'll join a warm and vibrant multinational environment filled with impactful projects, career development opportunities, mentorship and training programs, fun sports activities, workshops, networking and outdoor meet-ups.

We are looking for you!

As we architect the next wave of data solutions in the AdTech and MarTech sectors, we're looking for a Senior Data Engineer—a maestro in data architecture and pipeline design. If you're a seasoned expert eager to lead, innovate, and craft state-of-the-art data solutions, we're keen to embark on this journey with you.

Contract type: Gig contract.

Skills and experience you can bring to this role

Qualifications & experience:

• 6+ years of intensive experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role, with a demonstrable track record of leading large-scale projects;
• Mastery in Python, SQL;
• Deep understanding and practical experience with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift);
• Extensive experience building data and ML pipelines;
• Experience with modern Scrum-based Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC);
• Deep understanding of Git and its workflows;
• Open to collaborating with data scientists and businesses.

Nice to have:

• Hands-on experience with Dagster, dbt, Snowflake and FastAPI;
• Proven expertise in designing and optimizing large-scale data pipelines;
• Comprehensive understanding of data governance principles and data quality management practices;
• Understand marketing and media metrics (i.e., what conversion rate is and how it is calculated);
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with a knack for guiding and nurturing teams.
   

Educational requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline is preferred. A Master's degree or higher is a distinct advantage.

What impact you’ll make 

• Lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of scalable data architectures, ensuring they align with business and technical objectives;
• Spearhead the creation of sophisticated data pipelines using Python, leveraging advanced Snowflake capabilities such as Data Shares, Snowpipe, Snowpark, and more;
• Collaborate intensively with data scientists, product teams, and other stakeholders to define and fulfill intricate data requirements for cross-channel budget optimization solutions;
• Drive initiatives for new data collection, refining existing data sources, and ensuring the highest standards of data accuracy and reliability;
• Set the gold standard for data quality, introducing cutting-edge tools and frameworks to detect and address data inconsistencies and inaccuracies; 
• Identify, design, and implement process improvements, focusing on data delivery optimization, automation of manual processes, and infrastructure enhancements for scalability.

What you’ll get 

Regardless of your position or role, we have a wide array of benefits in place, including flexible working (hybrid/remote models) and generous time off policies (unlimited vacations, sick and parental leaves) to make it easier for all people to thrive and succeed at Star. On top of that, we offer an extensive reward and compensation package, intellectually and creatively stimulating space, health insurance and unique travel opportunities.

Your holistic well-being is central at Star. You'll join a warm and vibrant multinational environment filled with impactful projects, career development opportunities, mentorship and training programs, fun sports activities, workshops, networking and outdoor meet-ups.