Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Lead Machine Learning Engineer ID51212
Humand Talent Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer | Up to £112,000 + Benefits

Want to stay hands-on with Machine Learning while stepping into a genuine leadership role?

Looking for the opportunity to shape technical direction, develop engineers and work on complex AI products?

Our client is looking for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.

This is a roughly 50/50 hands-on and leadership role, giving you the opportunity to remain close to the technology while leading and developing a talented engineering team.

Why This Role is Great

Build and improve production-grade Machine Learning and AI solutions
Lead, mentor and develop Machine Learning Engineers
Influence technical standards, frameworks and engineering best practice
Work with modern ML, GenAI and AI tooling
Take ownership of challenging technical problems from concept through to production
Help shape the future direction of an evolving technical team

What We’d Love to See

You’ll ideally bring strong Machine Learning Engineering experience alongside some leadership, mentoring or people-management experience.

Experience delivering ML systems into production, strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to communicate technical ideas clearly will all be valuable.

Don’t tick every box? We’d still encourage you to apply if your experience is transferable.

Package

Up to £112,000, depending on experience, plus 10% pension, private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover and healthcare cash plan.

Ready for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer role where you can build, lead and make an impact?

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

We and our client are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.

Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level

Industry
Technology, Information and Media
Employment Type
Full-time

Skills

Machine LearningPython (Programming Language)GenAI Virtual AssistantsMLOpsMentoringArchitectureSystem DeploymentAutomationStakeholder ManagementMachine Tools
Screening questions
Required qualifications
Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?

Ideal Answer: No
Preferred qualifications
How many years of work experience do you have with Machine Tools?

Ideal Answer: Minimum: 1
How many years of hands-on Machine Learning Engineering experience do you have?

Ideal Answer: Minimum: 5
Do you have experience deploying Machine Learning models into production?

Ideal Answer: Yes
Do you have commercial experience with Generative AI or LLMs?

Ideal Answer: Yes