Applications Consultant

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Edinburgh is seeking candidates for a full-time role involving the development and deployment of machine learning solutions. The position offers a salary range of £41,064 to £53,301 and presents opportunities for hybrid working arrangements. Ideal candidates will possess skills in programming, software engineering, and have relevant experience with AI and machine learning frameworks. This role emphasizes collaboration with external stakeholders and recognizing their AI-related challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience in programming languages such as Python, R, C++.
• Knowledge of software engineering concepts including testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with MLops and data streaming technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI solutions for external stakeholders.
• Develop and deploy machine learning pipelines in production.
• Scale infrastructure and ensure robust data engineering practices.

Skills

Programming in Python

Software engineering

Experience with distributed infrastructure

Data engineering

Machine learning frameworks like PyTorch

Job description

Job Details

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 3 years with possibility of extension

Up to 4 posts available

The Opportunity

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

Your skills and attributes for success

• You like to understand what problems other organisations are trying to solve with AI and like to design solutions, develop machine learning/AI pipelines and deploy these pipelines in production.
• You can demonstrate experience in programming languages (e.g., Python, R, C++), software engineering (e.g., coding skills, testing frameworks, version control, documentation).
• You have experience using distributed infrastructure (e.g., scaling, containers), data engineering (e.g., databases, streaming, MLops), and machine learning (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM models).
• You are motivated to learn and apply new technologies, tools and methods.
• You have experience interacting with external problem stakeholders to design, implement and deploy solutions

£41,064 to £53,301 per annum (Grade 7)