Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Data Idols
London, United Kingdom
Today
£80,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£80,000 – £90,000 pa

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Senior
Posted
18 Sep 2026 (Today)

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000

Location: London|Hybrid

Data Idols are working with an innovative technology business that is continuing to invest in its Machine Learning and AI capabilities. They are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to help build, deploy and scale production-grade AI solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of Machine Learning and software engineering, taking sophisticated AI models from development through to scalable, real-world production environments.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you'll design, build and deploy high-performance Machine Learning solutions, working across modern AI and Generative AI technologies.

You'll work across the full ML lifecycle, from experimentation and development through to deployment, monitoring and optimisation in production. You'll help establish robust MLOps practices and ensure Machine Learning services are scalable, reliable and performant. There will also be a strong focus on performance and optimisation, including improving Python workloads, infrastructure efficiency and the performance of models in production environments.

You'll collaborate closely with engineering and AI teams to bridge the gap between Machine Learning development and production engineering.

Skills and Experience

Excellent Python skills and experience with frameworks

Experience building and deploying Machine Learning models in production

Experience working with Generative AI and modern Machine Learning technologies

Strong understanding of MLOps, CI/CD and model deployment

Experience building APIs for Machine LearningIf you're a Senior Machine Learning Engineer who enjoys taking sophisticated Machine Learning technology and turning it into scalable, production-ready solutions, we'd love to hear from you.

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

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