Max Blum

Data & AI Engineer.

I design and build data pipelines, ML systems, and AI tools — currently open to Data/AI Engineering roles and freelance projects.

Max Blum — Data and AI Engineer

About

I'm a Data and AI Engineer based in Hamburg, Germany, with 3+ years of experience building data pipelines, LLM systems, and AI-powered tools — primarily in Python and TypeScript. Currently at AHEAD Automotive, I architect GenAI systems for production RAG applications. Outside of engineering, I serve on the board of TechLabs Hamburg, coordinating data science and AI education for 150+ participants annually. I'm currently open to Data/AI Engineering roles and freelance projects.

4+ years
Data & AI Engineering

Hamburg
Germany

Open to
New opportunities

Work Experience

AHEAD Automotive GmbH

Present

Data Engineer — GenAI Systems & LLM Workflows

PythonLLM Tool CallingArize PhoenixOpenTelemetryApache AirflowElasticsearch

Freelancer

Present

Prompt Engineering Coach

Prompt EngineeringLLM Optimization

Beiersdorf Shared Services GmbH

Data Engineer — Working Student

PythonSQLAzure Data FactoryAzure

Mercedes-Benz Group

IT Project Management Intern

HP ALMProject Management

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My Projects

Personio Raycast Extension

Open-source TypeScript extension for time tracking with Personio API integration, employee search, and attendance visualization. 100+ downloads.

TypeScriptRaycast APIREST API

GeoGuessr Raycast Extension

Unofficial Raycast extension to browse your GeoGuessr profile, daily challenges, and game history without leaving the desktop.

TypeScriptRaycast APIREST API

Claude Usage Analyser

Analyse your Claude Code token usage, track spending over time, and find opportunities to reduce costs. 100+ downloads.

TypeScriptnpmclaude code

Skills

Languages & Query


PythonTypeScriptSQL

Data Engineering


Apache SparkPySparkApache AirflowDatabricksElasticsearch

AI & LLM Systems


RAG ArchitectureLLM Tool CallingLlamaIndexAzure OpenAI APIOllamaclaude code

Observability & Evaluation


Arize PhoenixOpenTelemetry

Databases


PostgreSQLMongoDBNeo4jWeaviate

Backend & APIs


NestJSRESTful APIsGraphQL

Cloud & Infrastructure


AzureAWSDocker

Get in touch

Whether you're hiring, exploring a project, or just want to connect — I'd love to hear from you.

Or reach me directly: max@max-blum.org and LinkedIn (opens in new tab)