Knowledge Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Responsible for the development, operation, and ongoing enhancement of enterprise-wide knowledge graphs.

• Design and implement ontologies within the fields of tax, law, and finance.

• Create applications and services driven by knowledge graphs.

• Integrate and transform existing data silos into semantic data models.

• Develop and establish methods for quality assurance and validation, along with modeling guidelines, best practices, and documentation for ontologies and knowledge graphs.

• Monitor and optimize query performance and ensure system stability.

• Advance company-wide information management utilizing knowledge graph technologies.

• Connect knowledge graphs to AI and LLM-based systems to enhance intelligent applications.

• Collaborate closely with a team of Data Scientists, Data Architects, and MLOps engineers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient in German, both spoken and written (C1), with good English language skills.

• Extensive hands-on experience with Semantic Web technologies, including ontologies, RDF, SPARQL, and SHACL.

• Multiple years of experience in developing and managing knowledge graphs or semantic data platforms.

• Strong programming proficiency, ideally in Python and/or Java; familiarity with other programming languages and ecosystems is also appreciated.

• Experience with Semantic Web libraries and frameworks such as RDFlib, RDF4J, and Apache Jena.

• Background in data engineering, including ETL processes and data pipelines (e.g., RML, Kafka).

• Confident in utilizing databases, data modeling, and SQL.

• Familiarity with quality assurance, validation, and performance optimization techniques for knowledge graphs (e.g., SHACL, query tuning).

🏝️ Benefits

• A modern, innovative, and challenging work environment with flat hierarchies, allowing you to contribute your strengths individually.

• Long-term career advancement opportunities.

• Competitive compensation package.

• Flexible working hours and options for remote work.

• Contemporary office spaces that prioritize employee health, including ergonomic seating, height-adjustable desks, and fresh fruit.

• High-quality hardware of your choice.

• Annual training budget that you can tailor to your needs (ranging from specialized seminars to attending international conferences).

• Various benefits including a VGN company subscription (subsidy for public transport).

• JobRad (company bike program).

• Childcare financial support.

• Corporate benefits, including shopping and sports discounts (e.g., Compustore, Urban Sports, and more).

• Employer contributions to a company pension plan and capital-forming benefits (VWL).

• Complimentary drinks, muesli, and fruit available at the workplace.