Anson McCade
Principal ML Engineer
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Salary: £160,000 – £190,000 + Comprehensive Benefits
Location: London (Hybrid – 2 Days Per Week)
Candidates must be Sole British nationals as they will need to be eligible for DV Clearance
The Opportunity
A market-leading AI consultancy is looking to hire a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to join its rapidly growing AI Engineering practice. This is an opportunity to work on some of the most technically challenging AI programmes in the UK, delivering production-grade machine learning solutions for organisations across National Security, Government and highly regulated industries.
You'll combine deep technical expertise with architectural leadership, helping clients move machine learning from proof of concept into scalable, secure production environments while mentoring engineering teams and shaping engineering best practices.
The Role
As a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, you'll lead the design, architecture and delivery of enterprise-scale machine learning systems, working alongside Data Scientists, Software Engineers and client stakeholders to build AI solutions that solve real-world problems.
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You'll remain hands-on while providing technical leadership across multiple projects, defining engineering standards and influencing the future direction of AI delivery within the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of production-grade Machine Learning solutions.
- Architect scalable ML platforms, infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
- Build reusable frameworks and engineering accelerators to improve delivery quality and speed.
- Lead technical discovery, solution design and architecture for complex AI programmes.
- Work closely with Data Scientists and Software Engineers to operationalise machine learning models.
- Define best practices for ML Engineering, MLOps and software engineering.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior client stakeholders.
- Mentor and develop Machine Learning Engineers across multiple delivery teams.
Skills & Experience
We're looking for individuals with extensive commercial experience across several of the following areas:
- Machine Learning Engineering
- Python
- TensorFlow, PyTorch or Scikit-learn
- Production ML Systems
- MLOps
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS, Azure or GCP
- Cloud Architecture
- Software Engineering
- CI/CD
- Machine Learning Infrastructure
- Distributed Systems
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You'll have a proven track record of taking machine learning solutions from experimentation into production, designing scalable architectures and building enterprise-grade ML platforms. Experience leading technical teams, making architectural decisions and working directly with senior stakeholders is highly desirable. Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building secure, scalable cloud-native applications are essential.
What's on Offer
- £160,000 – £190,000 Base Salary
- Annual Bonus
- Private Medical Insurance
- Enhanced Pension
- Life Assurance
- Flexible Benefits Package
- Ongoing Learning & Development
- Hybrid Working (2 days per week in London)
- Opportunity to work on some of the UK's most complex and impactful AI programmes
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Principal Machine Learning Engineer looking to work at the forefront of AI, leading the delivery of production-scale machine learning systems while helping shape the future of enterprise AI engineering.
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