Staff Machine Learning Engineer

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England / £900000 - £1000000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

£900000 - £1000000

Location

LOCATION

England

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Remote - UK or EU
Up to £100,000

Are you a senior ML engineer who loves solving complex problems, shaping technical strategy, and building production‑grade machine learning systems that actually get used? Do you thrive in an environment where you're trusted to lead, innovate, and set the bar for engineering excellence?
If so, this role might be exactly what you've been looking for.


Why This Role?

This is a chance to own high‑impact ML initiatives end‑to‑end in a global AI and data‑driven organisation working at massive scale. You'll architect sophisticated ML systems, guide technical direction, mentor engineers, and directly influence how advanced ML is leveraged across worldwide operations.

If you want autonomy, complex challenges, and the ability to make real technical decisions-not just write models someone else deploys-this is a place where you can do your best work.


What You'll Be Doing

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will:

Lead major ML projects from concept to production
Define architecture, design scalable systems, and deliver end‑to‑end solutions that serve real users and real business needs.

Architect sophisticated ML systems
Design for performance, reliability, and scale across pipelines, models, and distributed data environments.

Mentor and elevate the engineering team
Support other ML engineers, offer guidance, review work, and drive best practices across the function.

Drive innovation
Explore emerging AI/ML techniques and recommend new technologies and approaches.

Shape responsible, ethical AI practices
Promote fairness, transparency, and best‑in‑class model governance.

Collaborate across a global organisation
Work with engineering, delivery, and business teams across multiple time zones, translating technical approaches into outcomes everyone understands.


What Success Looks Like

  • You deliver ML systems that are scalable, maintainable, and impactful.
  • You become a trusted technical leader and partner across teams.
  • You elevate other engineers through coaching, reviews, and example.
  • You influence architecture, standards, and the ML roadmap.
  • You drive ethical, transparent, high‑quality AI development.

If you're the kind of person who measures yourself by the quality and impact of what you build, you'll feel at home here.


What You Bring

Technical Excellence

  • Expert‑level Python (R or Java helpful but not essential).
  • Deep understanding of classical ML, modern deep learning, and statistics.
  • Experience building ML systems on large‑scale data (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
  • Hands‑on experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.
  • Strong system design instincts and a track record of delivering production ML.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and MLOps practices.
  • NLP experience is highly valued; Computer Vision is a plus.

Leadership & Influence

  • Strong mentor and role model for other engineers.
  • Excellent communicator with an ability to simplify complexity.
  • Able to drive technical decisions and influence stakeholders.
  • Passion for continuous learning and staying current with the field.
  • Commitment to responsible and ethical AI design.

Experience

  • 8+ years in Machine Learning Engineering or a closely related field.
  • Proven track record delivering ML solutions end‑to‑end.

Working Environment

  • Fully remote across the UK or EU.
  • Work where and how you're most productive.
  • Highly collaborative, outcome‑driven culture.
  • Global colleagues working across multiple time zones.

Additional Details

  • No sponsorship available.
  • Only open to residents of the UK or EU.

Apply below!



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