Hire machine learning engineers in the Netherlands.
A machine learning engineer turns a model that works in a notebook into one that runs reliably in production. We recruit ML engineers for permanent roles in the Netherlands who train, deploy and monitor models on your own data.
Short answer: Chase IT Recruitment recruits machine learning engineers for permanent roles in the Netherlands. You work directly with the founder, we have 25,000+ active engineers in our network and you only pay when someone starts: 20% of the gross annual salary for an exclusive assignment and 23% if you also work with other agencies, with a free replacement within 100 days.
No cure, no pay. Free replacement within 100 days. Permanent hires only.
Why hiring machine learning engineers is hard
Many candidates come from data science and have trained models, but never kept one running in production. Deployment, monitoring and retraining are a different skill, and that is exactly what most teams need.
Strong ML engineers combine statistics with software engineering. That combination is rare, and those who have it are approached constantly, also by AI teams building on large language models.
The role overlaps with data science, data engineering and AI engineering. If it is not clear which part matters most, you talk to the wrong people.
What a machine learning engineer earns in the Netherlands
Gross annual salary for a permanent role, excluding the 8% holiday allowance and bonus. Updated October 2026, based on our own vacancy data and public salary guides. Also available as open data.
| Level | Range | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Medior | €64,000 to €82,000 | €73,000 |
| Senior | €73,000 to €101,000 | €87,000 |
| Lead | €88,000 to €115,000 | €102,000 |
Fee example: at a salary of €87,000 our fee is €17,400 for an exclusive assignment (20%) or €20,010 non-exclusive (23%), only once the engineer starts.
From intake to start
- Intake. What should this person have achieved after a year, which skills are truly needed, and does the budget match the market.
- Search. We approach machine learning engineers personally in our network of 25,000+ active engineers, including people who are not looking.
- Shortlist. Only engineers our founder Chavez Peters has spoken to personally, with a written profile and their terms.
- Hire. We support the offer and the counter-offer. You only pay once someone starts.
Questions
What does it cost to hire a machine learning engineer through an agency?
At Chase IT 20% of the gross annual salary for an exclusive assignment and 23% if you also work with other agencies. No cure, no pay and no upfront fees. For a senior machine learning engineer at a salary of €87,000, that is €17,400 for an exclusive assignment.
What does a machine learning engineer earn in the Netherlands?
A senior machine learning engineer earns €73,000 to €101,000 gross per year, excluding the 8% holiday allowance (Chase IT Salary Report 2026, updated October 2026).
What is the difference between a data scientist and a machine learning engineer?
A data scientist explores data and builds models to answer questions. A machine learning engineer makes models work reliably in production. Many teams need the second more than the first.
Do I need a machine learning engineer or an AI engineer?
If you train models on your own data, a machine learning engineer. If you build applications on existing models such as LLMs, an AI engineer.
Which tools should an ML engineer know?
Python and a framework such as PyTorch or scikit-learn, plus tooling for pipelines, tracking and serving. Which exact tools matters less than having run models in production.
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Hiring machine learning engineers in the Netherlands?
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