Machine Learning Engineer

Vertex Search
London
1 year ago
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Machine Learning Engineer - NLP


Our leading financial services client based in London is seeking a first ML/Data Science Engineer hire to join their crossfunctional engineering team to help them build out a number of impactful areas related to ML. Initially the requirement is building out from a POC that they have prototyped around document intelligence, and later to expand the nascent Data Science / ML function to explore uses for LLMs/chatbots, summarisation and others. You can have huge impact and really bring your experience to bear in this role at a forward-thinking organisation with great talent and culture. They pay extremely well and offer great benefits too.


What you'll do:

  • Build Intelligent Systems: Develop state-of-the-art NLP models to extract crucial information from structured and unstructured text, and classify documents with precision, saving the firm huge time and effort.
  • End to End ML: Implement end-to-end solutions, from data annotation to model deployment, ensuring systems are efficient, scalable, and accurate.
  • Collaborate: Work alongside talented Strats, Engineers, Traders, and Operations experts to drive innovation and solve real-world challenges.
  • Drive Business Impact: Identify opportunities to leverage AI/ML to streamline processes, improve decision-making, and unlock new growth avenues.


What you'll need:

  • 4+ minimum years of hands-on experience in NLP, machine learning, and Python. This role suits someone who has seen DS/ML implemented in various places.
  • Proficiency in deep learning / machine learning concepts & frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, transformers, and others.
  • Deep knowledge of AWS services, especially SageMaker.
  • A drive to explore new techniques and push boundaries.
  • The ability to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences and evangelise for data science / machine learning.


Bonus points for:

  • Experience with information retrieval, search engine optimization and searchable databases i.e. Elasticsearch
  • A knack for embedding generation and similarity search.
  • Understanding of financial data and regulations.
  • Textract experience a plus


Vertex Search are operating as a recruitment agency on this assignment.

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