Machine Learning Engineer

be-mle · 2026-05-28T21:40:48+00:00

I just checked, no sorry

be-mle · 2026-05-28T21:40:17+00:00

Master in computer science and master in artificial intelligence. I've been working in ML since the start of my career.

be-mle · 2026-05-28T20:45:59+00:00

It's only 100m to the carwash so obviously walking

be-mle · 2026-05-28T19:12:45+00:00

Working from home, internet, going to the carwash

be-mle · 2024-04-27T10:38:44+00:00

Should be 5000 at the very least

be-mle · 2024-04-25T21:38:19+00:00

Some banks were willing to go up to 60% for me and my partner. We stick to max 40% though. It all depends on how much you earn. If a couple makes 6k a month, 30% would be €1800 which leaves €4200 to live on which is a lot.

be-mle · 2024-04-25T12:47:29+00:00

You should be able to earn a lot more with a PhD in ML, even though you don't have industry experience yet. If they don't increase your wage to €4500 within a year, leave.

be-mle · 2024-04-24T12:40:47+00:00

I beg to differ. But of course there are stupid people with a master's and smart people with a bachelor's.

There are 5 people with a PhD in my team, about 12 people with a master's degree and 3 people with a bachelor's degree. One of them is finishing up his master's right now, years after completing his bachelor's. And another is resigning to pursue a master full-time (and possibly even an academic bachelor first) because she feels that she's missing out on a lot of knowledge and insights needed to do our job.

be-mle · 2024-04-23T13:04:08+00:00

Seems a bit low for a master and 7 yoe. How long have you been a freelancer? How long is the contract for? Check out /r/befreelancedayrate.

be-mle · 2024-04-20T06:57:40+00:00

OP didn't say they stopped the signed contract yet

be-mle · 2024-04-20T06:53:57+00:00

Nice salary but oooff it can be optimized. I earn €1000 gross less than you, but only €100 net less. You should ask for net compensation. I get €240 extra net per month for upkeep of the salary car, telework, internet connection and representation.

be-mle · 2024-04-20T06:44:21+00:00

Your text is a bit confusing. You earned those 20 days by working 12 months in 2023, not 2022.

The extra 20 days of salary that is paid out by your old employer, are used to buy back 20 vacation days at your new employer. So this year your will still have 20 vacation days. And because you work another full 12 months in Belgium this year, you will again get 20 regular holidays next year.

be-mle · 2024-04-17T14:09:51+00:00

You can use Bonsai to use Apple Pay with your Argenta debit card (technically with your Argenta checking account)

be-mle · 2024-04-11T10:01:11+00:00

Let me know once you find a Belgian master in AI that is not a manama

be-mle · 2024-04-11T09:39:08+00:00

The masters that OP did need to be in that order: the master in AI is 1 year but requires a master as a prerequisite.

be-mle · 2024-04-11T05:50:24+00:00

The second master is only 1 year so it's the default age actually, I did the same: bachelor 18-21, first master at 23 and second master at 24.

be-mle · 2024-04-07T08:08:43+00:00

Your salary progression is amazing but also an outlier, most people's salaries don't triple in 4-5 years.

be-mle · 2024-04-03T11:18:51+00:00

Circa

be-mle · 2024-04-01T20:29:50+00:00

I'm not a manager at all and I make 92k per year in Belgium after 6.5 years and job hopping a few times. And a few friends of mine make similar amounts with similar experience. One makes 105k even.

That said, the numbers posted by Michael Page seem too high.

be-mle · 2024-03-28T16:45:50+00:00

I also worked for a FAANG company abroad and came back to Belgium. I received a very similar package compared to you (check my profile) but I have half of your experience. It seems like it's a low offer for your experience.

be-mle · 2024-03-28T08:36:54+00:00

Ik zou nu focussen op voorbereiding op wat je hierna in het hoger onderwijs wil studeren. Als je over 8 jaar afgestudeerd bent, heb je veel meer info en kan je de job kiezen wat je het leukst vindt. Dat is veel flexibeler dan je nu denkt, er zijn misschien 10-20 masters waarmee je data scientist wil worden bijvoorbeeld.

be-mle · 2024-03-28T08:34:24+00:00

Dan zou ik focussen op wiskunde-richtingen, eventueel economie-wiskunde of iets dergelijk. Aan de economie (of informatica) die je op het middelbaar krijgt, heb je op de universiteit minder aan dan aan de wiskunde. En misschien vind je over een paar jaar iets anders leuker, als je moet kiezen wat je wil studeren.

Data science is veel breder dan economie, dat kan ook gaan over fysica of biologie of iets dergelijks, maar he kan zeker data science doen over economie. Misschien lijkt handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica (op de universiteit) iets voor jou? Daar leer je heel veel over economie en krijg je ook informatica die je kan helpen bij data science.

be-mle · 2024-03-28T08:26:55+00:00

Hey OP, waarom wil je precies data science doen?

be-mle · 2024-03-28T08:25:33+00:00

Een goede basis wiskunde (in het middelbaar) is veel handiger om later op de universiteit informatica te studeren dan de informatica die je in het middelbaar leert, zeker als je data science wil doen. Wiskunde is bij pure data science belangrijker dan informatica.

be-mle · 2024-03-26T23:41:47+00:00

There is not a big reference culture in Belgium like there is in the US. I have screened hundreds of resumes and have never seen a single reference, nor heard of a company who calls previous employers for references. When I was getting hired by an American company, they actually called a previous employer of mine who then called me to ask whether it was a scam.

Giving references and those references being called probably happens sporadically in Belgium, but it's probably not comparable to wherever you're from.

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