Are you an AI Engineer who thrives at the intersection of advanced AI, real business impact, and stakeholder collaboration? Do you enjoy building agentic AI solutions from scratch, shaping how organizations work, and translating complex technology into tangible value?
If you are excited about digitizing commercial processes, driving innovation hands‑on, and acting as a trusted AI partner for the business, we want you to shape the next chapter of our Data Science & AI journey.
AI Engineer (m/f/d)
Düsseldorf
Full-time
Permanent employee
Your Contribution
Menu of Responsibilities
This role sits at the heart of our Data Science & AI function, working closely with Commercial, Marketing and Operations. You will be responsible for:
- Designing, building, and scaling agentic AI solutions to automate commercial processes
- Partnering with business stakeholders to understand needs and co-create AI-driven use cases
- Translating business challenges into pragmatic, production-ready AI systems
- Preparing and facilitating AI / Data Science workshops to drive ideation and digitization
- Applying and promoting an agile way of working across teams and initiatives
- Exploring, evaluating, and adapting new AI tools and frameworks when beneficial
Ingredients for Success
Must‑Have (Non‑Negotiable)
- Very good technical skills in Python and SQL
- Relevant professional hands-on experience with Agentic AI frameworks and modern LLM architectures
- Proven ability to build AI agents from scratch including very good understanding of cost control, hallucination risks, and knowledge retrieval
- Experience with Data Analysis, ML model development,MLOps, Data Engineering or Data Architecture
- Experience working in Google Cloud
- Languages beyond English are a plus
Recipe Card
DISH has more than 380k customers across multiple countries, with a diverse team representing over 34 nationalities. Our products range from reservation solutions to payment terminals, providing a broad toolkit to independent, small to medium-sized restaurants to digitize their businesses. While we are approximately 200 employees at DISH, we closely collaborate with METRO and their countries to transform the HoReCa sector with our innovative solutions, making us a leader in this industry.
Join our HoReCa Revolution
Ready to build agentic AI that changes how a business works?
This is your moment, if you are a senior, hands-on AI professional looking for ownership, influence, and meaningful challenges.
This is your moment, if you are a senior, hands-on AI professional looking for ownership, influence, and meaningful challenges.
Be one part of many chefs
GET THINGS DONE QUICKLY
Join our fast-paced environment where we push boundaries and actively challenge ourselves to digitise the HoReCa (Hotel, Restaurant, and Catering) world. By joining DISH, you will directly contribute to our goal of becoming a data-driven company within the METRO Growth Plan.
OWNERSHIP
At DISH, you own your projects, regardless of your job level. We encourage you to stand up for your ideas, think outside the box, and always question the status quo. Your unique perspective can make all the difference!
FLEXWORK
We know that life happens and we cater your needs to integrate work from where you work most productive – also up to 30 days working from abroad of Germany in specific countries.
INNOVATION & AGILE WORK
We understand the value of learning from mistakes and know that every setback is an opportunity for growth and improvement. In our agile working culture we learn from each other and embrace an entrepreneurial mindset.
DISHVERSITY
Join an international company with members from over 34 different cultures.
Together, we celebrate diversity and respect our multinational backgrounds.
DISHPOWERMENT
Our commitment extends beyond business success - we want our employees to thrive! We have got loads of opportunities for skill-building and career development. You are never alone; we have got your back! Whether it is your manager, your team, or colleagues from other departments, they are all here to empower you!
CUSTOMER CENTRICITY
Understanding our customer is essential. We are experts in the market and are passionate about creating digital solutions for our customers to truly live their passion. As part of #OneMETRO we run together and sCore together - wholesale to the max!
Bite-sized benefits:
Join our fast-paced environment where we push boundaries and actively challenge ourselves to digitise the HoReCa (Hotel, Restaurant, and Catering) world. By joining DISH, you will directly contribute to our goal of becoming a data-driven company within the METRO Growth Plan.
OWNERSHIP
At DISH, you own your projects, regardless of your job level. We encourage you to stand up for your ideas, think outside the box, and always question the status quo. Your unique perspective can make all the difference!
FLEXWORK
We know that life happens and we cater your needs to integrate work from where you work most productive – also up to 30 days working from abroad of Germany in specific countries.
INNOVATION & AGILE WORK
We understand the value of learning from mistakes and know that every setback is an opportunity for growth and improvement. In our agile working culture we learn from each other and embrace an entrepreneurial mindset.
DISHVERSITY
Join an international company with members from over 34 different cultures.
Together, we celebrate diversity and respect our multinational backgrounds.
DISHPOWERMENT
Our commitment extends beyond business success - we want our employees to thrive! We have got loads of opportunities for skill-building and career development. You are never alone; we have got your back! Whether it is your manager, your team, or colleagues from other departments, they are all here to empower you!
CUSTOMER CENTRICITY
Understanding our customer is essential. We are experts in the market and are passionate about creating digital solutions for our customers to truly live their passion. As part of #OneMETRO we run together and sCore together - wholesale to the max!
Bite-sized benefits:
- Private pension scheme
- JobRad
- DISH Sports Club including on-campus Gym
- Corporate Benefits & DISH.digital benefits
- Access and employee discounts in METRO stores
About us
DISH was established in 2015 as a wholly owned subsidiary of METRO AG to develop digital solutions that contribute to the success of HoReCa (hotels, restaurants, and caterers). DISH provides competitive solutions for some of the most pressing challenges of the industry. More than 380.000 restaurateurs across 16 countries already use digital solutions of DISH to improve their business performance.
For more information, please visit www.dish.digital and www.dish.co