Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Anson McCade

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

£ 125K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Azure

Cloud Computing

Python

Machine Learning

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Containerization

Scikit Learn

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

As a Lead Machine Learning Engineer, you'll drive the technical direction of complex AI projects, designing robust architectures and deploying cutting-edge solutions with clients. This hands-on role blends deep technical expertise with leadership-fostering team growth, driving innovation, and delivering high-impact, practical AI outcomes.

What you'll have the opportunity to do as a Lead Machine Learning Engineer:

Set the technical direction for complex ML projects, balancing trade-offs and guiding team priorities.
Design, implement, and maintain reliable, scalable ML systems, making sound architectural decisions.
Define project problems, develop roadmaps, and oversee delivery across multiple workstreams.
Build reusable ML tools and libraries and guide the team in applying them effectively across projects.
Lead hiring, mentor team members, and foster technical growth and collaboration.
Advise clients as a technical expert, providing estimates and rationale for high-impact work.

Requirements

Strong Python skills and experience operationalising models with frameworks like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
Cloud and full-stack experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Recognised technical expert with deep ML knowledge and broad problem-solving ability.
Excellent communicator, guiding teams and clients to deliver impactful AI solutions.