Machine Learning Developer

Rubicon Consulting
West Bromwich
4 days ago
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Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Machine Learning Developer on a 6 month contract based in Midlands.

Requirements:

· 5+ years of experience designing and implementing end‑to‑end ML solutions in production.

· Strong command of ML algorithms, model development, training, validation, and optimization.

· Expertise in Python, ML libraries, and version control (Git).

· Clear understanding of model evaluation, data leakage, and the bias/variance trade‑off.

· Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and MLOps practices, including Docker, CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring.

· Demonstrated success deploying and maintaining production ML models and writing modular, production‑grade code.

· Strong experience preparing, transforming, and validating complex real‑world datasets.

· Familiarity with LLMs/SLMs and modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace).

· Excellent problem‑solving abilities and communication skills.

· Proven ability to work cross‑functionally with engineering and product teams.

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