Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
London
4 days ago
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Competitive salary up to £140,000- £210,000 + bonus London based (1 day in office per month)

This is a global technology group with an R&D team that moves fast and thinks big. They're exploring how AI can raise the quality and performance of large-scale digital products, blending hands-on engineering with real research. If you enjoy trying new ideas, you'll fit in perfectly.

THE COMPANY

This is a global tech organisation with a dedicated R&D function exploring how AI can improve the quality, reliability, and performance of large-scale digital experiences. The team works on forward thinking projects that blend research, experimentation, and hands-on engineering.

THE ROLE

As a Staff ML Engineer, you'll take the lead on projects focused on anomaly detection in video based or interactive environments. You'll guide technical direction, support junior engineers, run experiments, and ship models into production.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:

  • Building and improving ML models for anomaly detection
  • Leading research work streams
  • Scoping, planning, and communicating project direction with stakeholders
  • Mentoring juniors
  • Working across areas like self supervised learning, multi modal, or vision-language models
  • Bringing concepts to life: ...

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