Machine Learning Engineer Salary in France

Machine Learning Engineer jobs in France hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $72,909/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Roole

roole.fr
roole.fr · HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt, France · Auto Parts & Accessories Retail · E-commerce Platforms · Hiring 8, 1 new
HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt, France · Auto Parts & Accessories Retail · E-commerce Platforms · Hiring 8, 1 new
Roole is a French group that sells automotive parts and accessories online and is in a phase of digital transformation. It hires a workplace manager, a full-stack tech lead for media and AI engineering and interns for public affairs and press relations. The company is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
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Tech Lead Fullstack Web – Média & AI Engineering (F/H)

$65k – $72k per year · Lead · Hybrid (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) · Full-Time · Staff · French: C1
TypeScript
Node JS
JavaScript
Node JS
Strapi
AI/ML
Context Engineering
ChatGPT
Claude Code
Copilot
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Vercel
Heroku
GitHub
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Dependabot
QA
Playwright
Sentry
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Datacorp

datacorp.fr
datacorp.fr · HQ: Lyon, France · IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Hiring 35, 1 new
HQ: Lyon, France · IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Hiring 35, 1 new
Datacorp is a French IT services company that places consultants and engineers on client projects in identity management, cloud, DevSecOps and application development. Its openings include IAM product owners, AWS project managers, OpenShift AI experts, local IT technicians and full-stack developers. The company is headquartered in Lyon, France.
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AI ENGINEER — ÉQUIPE IA

$45k – $50k per year · Junior · 1+ year exp · Hybrid (Lyon, France) · Freelance · Junior
Python
AI/ML
LlamaIndex
LangChain
RAG
LLM
DevOps
Git
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5COM Consulting

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lab5com.fr · HQ: Puteaux, France · Mobile App Development Services · Web Development Services · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 51-200 employees · Est. 2010 · Hiring 11, 1 new
HQ: Puteaux, France · Mobile App Development Services · Web Development Services · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 51-200 employees · Est. 2010 · Hiring 11, 1 new
5COM Consulting, trading as LAB 5COM, is a French IT consultancy recognised for expertise in web and mobile development. Its consultants take on missions in test automation, DevOps, cybersecurity, Python development and AI engineering for large clients. The company is headquartered in Puteaux, France.
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Lead AI Engineer / Ingénieur IA Python (H/F)

$67k – $78k per year · Lead · Hybrid (France) · Freelance · Staff
SQL
Python
AI/ML
Prompt Engineering
RAG
LLM
AI Agents
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Prismic

prismic.io
prismic.io · HQ: Paris, France · Digital Marketing · CMS & Digital Experience Platforms · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 7, 1 new
HQ: Paris, France · Digital Marketing · CMS & Digital Experience Platforms · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 7, 1 new
Prismic is the agentic web platform for marketing teams, built on a headless CMS. Turn briefs into high-performing websites faster with AI agents and reusable components.
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Senior Product Engineer - Agentic Workflows

≈ $45k – $76k per year (Estimated) · Senior · Hybrid (France) · Full-Time · Senior
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Davis AI

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meetdavis.com · HQ: Saint-Mandé, France · Real Estate AI · PropTech · 201-500 employees · Est. 2025 · Startup · Hiring 9
HQ: Saint-Mandé, France · Real Estate AI · PropTech · 201-500 employees · Est. 2025 · Startup · Hiring 9
Davis AI is a French startup building artificial intelligence that generates architectural floorplans which respect building codes. Its model works on structure rather than pixels using discrete diffusion, and the company hires AI researchers, AI engineers and architects. The company is headquartered in Saint-Mandé, France.
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Founding Data Researcher

≈ $63k – $124k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Paris, France) · PhD · Full-Time · Senior
Python
Databases
Supabase
AI/ML
Synthetic Data
Hugging Face
LLM Evaluation
Fine-tuning
Diffusion Models
OCR
Structured Outputs
Computer Vision
Robotics
Sim-to-Real
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AI Engineer - Full time

Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Paris, France) · PhD · Full-Time · Junior
Python
Databases
Supabase
AI/ML
Hugging Face
Context Engineering
LLM Evaluation
Multi-Agent Systems
RAG
LLM
Fine-tuning
Diffusion Models
NLP
Mobile
Clean Architecture
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AI Researcher - Full time

≈ $55k – $119k per year (Estimated) · In office (Paris, France) · Master's Degree · Full-Time
Python
Databases
Supabase
AI/ML
PyTorch Lightning
Diffusion Models
Hugging Face
PyTorch
Machine Learning
Fine-tuning
RLHF
Reinforcement Learning
Multimodal AI
GRPO
Reward Modeling
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adoc-tm.com · HQ: Paris, France · Recruiting & Staffing · 51-200 employees · Trust B · Hiring 14
HQ: Paris, France · Recruiting & Staffing · 51-200 employees · Trust B · Hiring 14
Adoc Talent Management is a French recruitment firm specialised in hiring PhD holders for companies and research organisations. It runs searches for roles such as research scientists, study directors, innovation funding consultants and chiefs of staff in deep tech, AI and life sciences, across France, Belgium and Canada. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Research Engineer – AI Agents & LLM Systems F/M

≈ $55k – $119k per year (Estimated) · In office (Paris, France) · Master's Degree · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Function Calling
Computer Use
PyTorch
LLM
Machine Learning
AI Agents
Reinforcement Learning
Synthetic Data
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Acorus

groupe-acorus.fr
groupe-acorus.fr · HQ: Orléans, France · Construction · Hiring 15, 6 new
HQ: Orléans, France · Construction · Hiring 15, 6 new
Acorus is a French renovation group working for social landlords, condominium associations, healthcare sites, hotels and commercial property. Its trades span energy retrofits, heating and ventilation, asbestos and lead removal, accessibility work and an in-house design office.
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AI Product Manager (F/H)

$50k – $61k per year · In office (Paris, France) · Contractor · French: C1
SQL
Python
AI/ML
Gemini
Claude Code
RAG
LLM
DevOps
GCP
Management
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Octime

octime.com
octime.com · HQ: Biron, France · Scheduling & Booking Software · HR & Payroll Software · 5000+ employees · Est. 2012 · Hiring 3
HQ: Biron, France · Scheduling & Booking Software · HR & Payroll Software · 5000+ employees · Est. 2012 · Hiring 3
Octime is a French software company that develops workforce management software for time and attendance and staff scheduling. Its SaaS platform helps organisations plan their resources and manage employee performance, and the company is recruiting full stack, machine learning and UX designer profiles. The company is headquartered in Biron, France.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Machine Learning Engineer (H/F)

≈ $55k – $109k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 6+ years exp · Hybrid (Biron, France) · Full-Time · Senior · French: C1
Python
AI/ML
RAG
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Fever

feverup.com
feverup.com · HQ: Madrid, Spain · Event Management · Ticketing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust A · Hiring 454, 30 new
HQ: Madrid, Spain · Event Management · Ticketing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust A · Hiring 454, 30 new
Fever is a Spanish entertainment discovery company founded in Madrid in 2011 that sells tickets to local events and increasingly produces its own. Its platform recommends concerts, exhibitions, immersive experiences and nightlife to users in dozens of cities, and its Fever Originals arm creates formats such as the Candlelight concert series and travelling immersive exhibitions that it then operates in many markets at once. Headquartered in Madrid with a large presence in New York and London, it is backed by Goldman Sachs and Alignment Growth and works with venues, promoters and cultural institutions worldwide.
Ignacio Bachiller Strand · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Francisco Hein · Co-founder · founder
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AI Search Innovation Lead - Madrid based

≈ $64k – $130k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 6+ years exp · Hybrid (Paris, France) · Bachelor's Degree · Staff · English
JavaScript
SQL
Python
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LLM
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Bosch

bosch.com
bosch.com · HQ: Gerlingen, Germany · HVAC & Refrigeration · Industrial Automation · Sensors & Transducers · Motors, Drives & Motion Control · Home Appliances · Tools & DIY Supplies · Automotive Components · 5000+ employees · Est. 1886 · Trust B · Hiring 3569, 243 new
HQ: Gerlingen, Germany · HVAC & Refrigeration · Industrial Automation · Sensors & Transducers · Motors, Drives & Motion Control · Home Appliances · Tools & DIY Supplies · Automotive Components · 5000+ employees · Est. 1886 · Trust B · Hiring 3569, 243 new
Bosch is a German engineering and technology group founded in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch as a workshop for precision mechanics and electrical engineering. It is the largest automotive supplier in the world, making braking, steering, powertrain, sensor and driver assistance systems for nearly every carmaker, and it also produces power tools, home appliances through BSH, industrial drives through Rexroth, and building security and heating systems. Around ninety per cent of the company is owned by a charitable foundation, an ownership structure that gives it unusual freedom to invest across long research cycles including semiconductors and hydrogen.
Markus Forschner · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Stefan Hartung · Chairman of the Board of Management · decision-maker
Robert Bosch · Founder · founder
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Apprenti Développeur IA et Automatisation SAV F/H/N

Intern · In office (Drancy, France) · Bachelor's Degree · Internship · Intern · French: C1
C#
JavaScript
SQL
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
Rest API
Azure
Management
Power Automate
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Okara

okara.team
okara.team · HQ: Lille, France · IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation · 5000+ employees · Est. 2024 · Hiring 12, 1 new
HQ: Lille, France · IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation · 5000+ employees · Est. 2024 · Hiring 12, 1 new
Okara is a French IT talent firm that connects data, cloud, cybersecurity and development experts with companies in its region. Its consultants work on data engineering and full-stack development missions for large retail clients. The company is headquartered in Lille, France.
Christophe Debray · Président de SAS · decision-maker
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1 month ago Long shot · 15%

Machine Learning Engineer - MLOps

≈ $42k – $91k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Lille, France) · Freelance
Python
AI/ML
MLFlow
Vertex AI
Kubeflow
Great Expectations
Feast
Feature Store
Machine Learning
DevOps
GitLab CI
Ansible
Terraform
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
CI/CD
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Criteo

criteo.com
criteo.com · HQ: Paris, France · Retail & Commerce AI · E-commerce Marketing · Advertising · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2005 · NASDAQ: CRTO · Trust B · Hiring 60, 4 new
HQ: Paris, France · Retail & Commerce AI · E-commerce Marketing · Advertising · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2005 · NASDAQ: CRTO · Trust B · Hiring 60, 4 new
Criteo is a French advertising technology company headquartered in Paris that runs a commerce media platform, using shopper data and AI to place display, video and retail media ads for brands, agencies and retailers. Founded in 2005 and listed on Nasdaq since 2013, it began as a retargeting specialist and now works with retailers and advertisers through offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, with research and engineering hubs in Paris, Grenoble and Barcelona. Hiring spans software, backend and site reliability engineers, data and commerce intelligence analysts, sales and account managers, customer success, procurement and compensation specialists and many interns.
Michael Komasinski · Directeur Général · decision-maker
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Machine Learning Engineer Intern

Intern · Hybrid (Paris, Grenoble, France) · Bachelor's Degree · Internship · Intern · English
Scala
Java
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
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Arm Holdings

arm.com
arm.com · HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1990 · Trust A · Hiring 394, 37 new
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1990 · Trust A · Hiring 394, 37 new
Arm Holdings is a British semiconductor and software design company headquartered in Cambridge, England. Rather than manufacturing physical chips directly, Arm designs energy-efficient central processing unit (CPU) architectures and intellectual property (IP), licensing them to major technology partners such as Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung, and Nvidia.
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Principal Software Engineer– AI Networking

$113k – $153k per year · Lead · Hybrid (Sophia Antipolis, France) · Principal
C++
AI/ML
NCCL
PyTorch
DevOps
Linux
Kubernetes
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Senior Hardware AI Engineer

$67k – $91k per year · Senior · Hybrid (Sophia Antipolis, France) · Relocation · Senior
Python
AI/ML
Function Calling
OpenAI Codex
Structured Outputs
Agentic Workflows
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Open

open.global
open.global · HQ: Levallois-Perret, France · Custom Software Development · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 1001-5000 employees · Hiring 91, 9 new
HQ: Levallois-Perret, France · Custom Software Development · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 1001-5000 employees · Hiring 91, 9 new
Open is a French digital services and IT consulting company headquartered in Levallois-Perret near Paris, delivering software development, data, DevOps, infrastructure and digital transformation projects for corporate and public sector clients. It works with clients in retail, banking, insurance and mutual health, social protection, telecoms, energy and public services from offices in Nantes, Lille, Lyon, Rennes, Strasbourg, Tours, Toulouse, Metz, Aix-en-Provence and Luxembourg. It hires Java, .NET, Flutter and mainframe developers, senior DevOps engineers, data analysts, MDM specialists and technical and IT project managers.
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Tech Lead Data Science / MLOps H/F

≈ $55k – $101k per year (Estimated) · Lead · Hybrid (Levallois-Perret, France) · Full-Time · Staff · French: C1
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Genesis AI

genesis.ai
genesis.ai · HQ: Paris, France · HQ: Palo Alto, United States · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 46, 3 new
HQ: Paris, France · HQ: Palo Alto, United States · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 46, 3 new
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and Paris, France, Genesis AI is a full-stack physical AI and robotics company specializing in universal foundation models and general-purpose robotic systems. The company develops advanced technologies, including the GENE foundation model and human-scale dexterous hands, to enable automated physical labor. Through its innovative hardware and software ecosystem, its systems are engineered to perform complex, real-world tasks across various industrial and commercial environments.
Xian Zhou · Président de SAS · decision-maker
Théophile Gervet · Directeur Général · decision-maker
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Member of Technical Staff, IT

≈ $177k – $353k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · In office (Paris, France) · Full-Time · Staff
Bash
Python
AI/ML
Physical AI
DevOps
GitHub
Windows
Cybersecurity
Okta
SOC 2
Microsoft Entra ID
ISO 27001
Management
Notion
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Sourcer, AI Research & Engineering

≈ $57k – $122k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Paris, France) · Relocation · Full-Time
Physical AI
DevOps
GitHub
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Getvocal

getvocal.ai
getvocal.ai · HQ: Washington, United States · Customer Support & Help Desk Software · Conversational AI · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: Washington, United States · Customer Support & Help Desk Software · Conversational AI · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 3
Enterprise conversational AI for customer support. GetVocal automates CX at scale with built-in human oversight, compliance, and seamless integrations.
Tyler Steinhardt · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Milia Fisher · Director · decision-maker
Roy Moussa · Director · decision-maker
Jason Berkenfled · Director
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Senior AI Software Engineer

≈ $60k – $118k per year (Estimated) · Equity · Senior · In office (Paris, France) · Full-Time · Senior
Python
Python
FastAPI
Asyncio
Databases
Redis
AI/ML
Gemini
OpenAI Codex
LiveKit
Cursor
LangChain
Model Context Protocol
Claude Code
LLM
AI Agents
Mobile
Clean Architecture
DevOps
WebSockets
Docker
Linux
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
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AI Agent Engineer Intern (Internship)

Intern · Hybrid (Paris, France) · Master's Degree · Internship · Intern · English: C1 · French
SQL
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Management
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Orano

orano.group
orano.group · HQ: Châtillon, France · Mining · Nuclear Energy · 1001-5000 employees · Hiring 95, 11 new
HQ: Châtillon, France · Mining · Nuclear Energy · 1001-5000 employees · Hiring 95, 11 new
Orano is a French nuclear fuel cycle group headquartered in Chatillon near Paris, working from uranium mining through conversion, enrichment, used fuel recycling, nuclear packaging and transport, dismantling and engineering. Created in 2018 from the restructuring of Areva, it runs major industrial sites at Tricastin near Pierrelatte and La Hague near Cherbourg, mines uranium in Canada and Niger, and has a Namibian operation in Swakopmund. It hires production, maintenance, radiation protection and utilities technicians, project managers, engineers, data scientists, IT staff and interns.
No named decision-maker yet.
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≈ $49k – $105k per year (Estimated) · In office (Strasbourg, France) · Internship · French: C1
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
SpaceTech
Abaqus
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Square Management

square-management.com
square-management.com · HQ: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Management Consulting · 501-1000 employees · Hiring 10
HQ: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Management Consulting · 501-1000 employees · Hiring 10
Square Management is a French strategy and organisation consulting group that supports its stakeholders in developing their potential. It hires consultants in data engineering, machine learning, PMO and banking and insurance project management at its office in Neuilly-sur-Seine and in Barcelona. The company is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
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Consultant(e) Senior – Data Engineer / ML Engineer (H/F)

≈ $53k – $89k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 6+ years exp · Hybrid (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) · Full-Time · Senior · French: C1
Scala
SQL
Python
AI/ML
Spark
Machine Learning
DevOps
AWS
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ArcelorMittal

arcelormittal.com
arcelormittal.com · HQ: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg · Mining · Iron Ore · Metals & Metallurgy · 5000+ employees · Est. 2006 · NYSE: MT · Trust A · Hiring 334, 18 new
HQ: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg · Mining · Iron Ore · Metals & Metallurgy · 5000+ employees · Est. 2006 · NYSE: MT · Trust A · Hiring 334, 18 new
ArcelorMittal is a multinational steel and mining company formed in 2006 through the merger of Arcelor and Mittal Steel, producing flat and long steel products for the automotive, construction, household appliance and packaging industries. It operates steelmaking and iron ore mining sites in Europe, the Americas, India and Africa, including large plants in Poland, Brazil, Spain, France and Belgium, and is listed in Amsterdam, Paris, Luxembourg, Madrid and New York. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
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Research Engineer in advanced models and control engineering

≈ $48k – $104k per year (Estimated) · In office (Metz, France) · Master's Degree · French: C1
Fortran
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
AI/ML
Computer Vision
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Chef de Projet IA Générative H/F

≈ $48k – $104k per year (Estimated) · In office (France) · French: C1
EU AI Act
Copilot
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oXya

oxya.com
oxya.com · HQ: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France · Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners · Managed IT Services (MSP) · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2009 · Hiring 9
HQ: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France · Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners · Managed IT Services (MSP) · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2009 · Hiring 9
OXya is an independent provider of cloud managed services, specializing in technical services and cloud solutions for SAP.
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Ingénieur IAM/IGA (SailPoint) - H/F

≈ $55k – $88k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) · Full-Time · Senior · French: C1
IAM
Cybersecurity
Okta
Microsoft Entra ID
Active Directory
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Machine Learning Engineer Salary in France
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