Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Faculty

WHY FACULTY? We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here. We don’t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence. Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we’re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology. AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you’ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen. ABOUT THE TEAM Bringing medicine to patients is complex, expensive and high-risk. Faculty’s Life Science’s team is concentrated on building AI solutions which optimise the research and commercialisation of life-changing therapies. We partner with major pharma firms, academic research centres and MedTech start-ups to design and deliver solutions which address critical healthcare challenges, and help to democratise health for all. ABOUT THE ROLE: As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, we’ll look to you to lead development and deployment of cutting-edge AI systems for our diverse clients. You’ll design, build, and deploy scalable, production-grade ML software and infrastructure that meets rigorous operational and ethical standards. This is an ambitious, cross-functional role requiring a blend of technical expertise, engineering leadership, and confident client-facing skills. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING: * Leading technical scoping and architectural decisions for high-impact ML systems * Designing and building production-grade ML software, tools, and scalable infrastructure * Defining and implementing best practices and standards for deploying machine learning at scale across the business * Collaborating with engineers, data scientists, product managers, and commercial teams to solve critical client challenges and leverage opportunities * Acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers and partners, translating complex concepts into actionable strategies * Mentoring and developing junior engineers, actively shaping our team's engineering culture and technical depth WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR: * You understand the full ML lifecycle and have significant experience operationalising models built with frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch * You bring deep expertise in software engineering and strong Python skills, focusing on building robust, reusable systems * You have demonstrable hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including architecture, security, and infrastructure * You've extensive experience working with container and orchestration tools such at Docker & Kubernetes to build and manage applications at scale * You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, demonstrating ownership and autonomy in driving projects to completion * You communicate exceptionally well, confidently guiding both technical teams and senior, non-technical stakeholders THE INTERVIEW PROCESS 1. Talent Team Screen (30 minutes) 2. Pair Programming Interview (90 minutes) 3. System Design Interview (90 minutes) 4. Commercial Interview (60 minutes) OUR RECRUITMENT ETHOS We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We’re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations. Some of our standout benefits: * Unlimited Annual Leave Policy * Private healthcare and dental * Enhanced parental leave * Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working * Sanctus Coaching * Hybrid Working If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.

Faculty

WHY FACULTY? We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here. We don’t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence. Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we’re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology. AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you’ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen. ABOUT THE TEAM Our Public Services Business Unit is committed to leveraging AI for the benefit of individual citizens and the public good. From our work informing strategic government decisions, to optimising our NHS, through to reducing bureaucratic backlogs - we know that AI offers opportunities to drive improvements at every level of Government and we are proud to lead on some of the most impactful work happening in the sector. Because of the nature of the work we do with our Government clients, you may need to be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC) and willing to work on site with these clients from time to time. #LI-PRIO ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, we’ll look to you to lead development and deployment of cutting-edge AI systems for our diverse clients. You’ll design, build, and deploy scalable, production-grade ML software and infrastructure that meets rigorous operational and ethical standards. This is an ambitious, cross-functional role requiring a blend of technical expertise, engineering leadership, and confident client-facing skills. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING: * Leading technical scoping and architectural decisions for high-impact ML systems * Designing and building production-grade ML software, tools, and scalable infrastructure * Defining and implementing best practices and standards for deploying machine learning at scale across the business * Collaborating with engineers, data scientists, product managers, and commercial teams to solve critical client challenges and leverage opportunities * Acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers and partners, translating complex concepts into actionable strategies * Mentoring and developing junior engineers, actively shaping our team's engineering culture and technical depth WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR: * You understand the full ML lifecycle and have significant experience operationalising models built with frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch * You bring deep expertise in software engineering and strong Python skills, focusing on building robust, reusable systems * You have demonstrable hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including architecture, security, and infrastructure * You've extensive experience working with container and orchestration tools such at Docker & Kubernetes to build and manage applications at scale * You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, demonstrating ownership and autonomy in driving projects to completion * You communicate exceptionally well, confidently guiding both technical teams and senior, non-technical stakeholders OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS 1. Talent Team Screen (30 minutes) 2. Pair Programming Interview (90 minutes) 3. System Design Interview (90 minutes) 4. Commercial Interview (60 minutes) OUR RECRUITMENT ETHOS We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We’re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations. Some of our standout benefits: * Unlimited Annual Leave Policy * Private healthcare and dental * Enhanced parental leave * Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working * Sanctus Coaching * Hybrid Working If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.

Faculty

WHY FACULTY? We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here. We don’t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence. Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we’re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology. AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you’ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen. ABOUT THE TEAM   Our National Security and AI Safety business unit is dedicated to advancing the responsible development and deployment of AI in support of national security and global stability. From strengthening mission-critical capabilities across national security and intelligence, to working with frontier labs to provide robust AI safety red teaming and evaluation, we work at the frontier of high-stakes, high-impact missions. We understand that powerful AI systems bring both transformative opportunities and complex risks and we are proud to partner with Government and the biggest tech organisations in the world to ensure AI is not just transformative but is also secure, trustworthy and safe for all. Because of the nature of the work we do with our Government clients, you may need to be eligible for UK Developed Vetting (DV) and willing to work on site with our clients from time to time. ABOUT THE ROLE   As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, we’ll look to you to lead development and deployment of cutting-edge AI systems for our diverse clients. You’ll design, build, and deploy scalable, production-grade ML software and infrastructure that meets rigorous operational and ethical standards.   This is an ambitious, cross-functional role requiring a blend of technical expertise, engineering leadership, and confident client-facing skills.   WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:   * Leading technical scoping and architectural decisions for high-impact ML systems * Designing and building production-grade ML software, tools, and scalable infrastructure * Defining and implementing best practices and standards for deploying machine learning at scale across the business * Collaborating with engineers, data scientists, product managers, and commercial teams to solve critical client challenges and leverage opportunities * Acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers and partners, translating complex concepts into actionable strategies * Mentoring and developing junior engineers, actively shaping our team's engineering culture and technical depth   WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:   * You understand the full ML lifecycle and have significant experience operationalising models built with frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch * You bring deep expertise in software engineering and strong Python skills, focusing on building robust, reusable systems * You have demonstrable hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including architecture, security, and infrastructure * You've extensive experience working with container and orchestration tools such at Docker & Kubernetes to build and manage applications at scale * You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, demonstrating ownership and autonomy in driving projects to completion * You communicate exceptionally well, confidently guiding both technical teams and senior, non-technical stakeholders   OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS   1. Talent Team Screen (30 minutes) 2. Pair Programming Interview (90 minutes) 3. System Design Interview (90 minutes) 4. Commercial Interview (60 minutes)   OUR RECRUITMENT ETHOS We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We’re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations. Some of our standout benefits: * Unlimited Annual Leave Policy * Private healthcare and dental * Enhanced parental leave * Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working * Sanctus Coaching * Hybrid Working If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.