Data Scientist

Schiphol is seeking a Junior Data Scientist to help build the next generation of AI agents. The role involves developing agent tools, improving retrieval pipelines, testing agent behaviour, and bringing AI solutions from sandbox experiments into production-level MVPs. The team is part of the Digital & Technology department, working on innovative digital solutions for the airport.

• build and test components of agentic AI solutions, such as prompt templates, retrieval steps, tool integrations and simple agent workflows.
• write Python functions and API wrappers that allow agents to retrieve information or take controlled actions in other systems.
• contribute to experiments, prototypes and proof-of-concepts for new AI use cases.
• support evaluation by creating test cases, running experiments, reviewing outputs and helping identify failure modes such as hallucinations, missing context or incorrect tool use.
• work with data scientists, engineers and domain experts to understand business processes and convert them into practical AI workflows.
• continuously learn & implement modern AI engineering practices, including LLMs, RAG, agent frameworks, cloud platforms and responsible AI principles.

• a strong foundation in Python and a willingness to learn production-quality software engineering practices.
• basic understanding of APIs, data structures, version control and cloud or container concepts.
• Curiosity about LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG and agentic AI; hands-on experimentation is a strong plus.
• analytical thinking and the ability to break complex problems into smaller, testable steps.
• clear communication skills and enthusiasm for working in a multidisciplinary team.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience.

• € 4852 to € 6755 gross per month (schaal 11).
• A 13th-month salary.
• We’ll give you an iPhone.
• Opportunities for professional and personal development. This includes a personal sustainable employability budget that can be used for pension contributions, financial advice, paid leave, training, (career) coaching, and wellbeing.
• An allowance when working from home of €3.00 net per day.