For our location in Hamburg we are seeking:

AI Operations and Inference Specialist

Limited: 31.12.2027 | Starting date: 01.10.2025 | ID: FHMA022/2025 | Deadline: 08.09.2025 | Full-time/Part-time

DESY, with more than 2900 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world's leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists.

The DESY group "Information Technology" (IT) is participating in a variety of high-profile national and European projects, evaluating new and innovative IT technologies.

One of the key challenges at DESY is preparing the IT infrastructure for the construction and operation of PETRA IV, the next-generation synchrotron. To ensure a fast ramp-up phase and cost- and time-efficient operations, AI-driven solutions will be integrated across all areas of the supporting infrastructure. This includes administration, design and construction offices, as well as scientific laboratories. To drive these efforts, DESY IT is establishing a dedicated AI team, composed of experts in AI and computing infrastructure. While all team members will bring a broad range of skills, this particular position will focus on the operational deployment and optimization of locally hosted AI inference services and chatbot applications.

About your role:

• Evaluate, test, and implement AI frameworks, tools, workflows, and infrastructures suited for operating locally hosted generative AI services (ChatBot and inference solutions)
• Design and configure inference backends, ensuring optimal deployment configurations and performance
• Integrate into existing HPC-based GPU infrastructure the appropriate front-end and back-end technologies for providing robust, user-friendly, and reliable generative AI applications
• Conduct performance assessments and optimization, leveraging available local high-performance computing (HPC) and powerful GPU-based infrastructure
• Provide operational support, including troubleshooting, debugging, and enhancing service reliability across various AI models and authentication frameworks
• Collaborate with other team members, and document implemented systems and operational processes

About you:

• You have completed a university degree in computer science, engineering, or have comparable knowledge
• You have hands-on experience operating Linux environments for data-intensive workloads, container technologies and GPU familiarity are a plus
• You have experience working with AI inference solutions, ideally leveraging inference backends
• Proficiency in Python and experience with API-driven AI solutions are desirable
• You are familiar with working with generative AI frameworks and models
• You have a collaborative mindset and the ability to work in an international, interdisciplinary team
• Good command of German, both written and spoken, would be of advantage

Good reasons to join:

Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well‑being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work‑life balance, we offer flexible working hours, variable part‑time, job‑sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family‑friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV‑AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.

Contact

For further information, please contact Yves Kemp at +49 40 8998‑2318 ( [email protected]).

Please submit your complete application documents (letter of motivation, CV and relevant certificates).

We look forward to receiving your application via our application portal:

Apply now!

DESY promotes equal opportunities and diversity. The professional development of women is very important to us and therefore we strongly encourage women to apply for the vacant position.

Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preference if they are equally qualified ( sbv.desy.de).

You can find further information here:

https://www.desy.de/career

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

Human Resources Department | Notkestraße 85 | 22607 Hamburg

Phone: +49 40 8998-3392