Lead AI & ML Engineer — GenAI, NLP | Hybrid UK | Equity

James Adams; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A scaling B2B SaaS company seeks an AI & Machine Learning Lead to drive ML architecture and implementation of NLP and GenAI solutions. This hybrid role focuses on 80% hands-on and 20% leadership tasks, including delivering end-to-end ML pipelines and aligning AI strategy with product impact. Ideal candidates will have a proven background in deploying AI solutions and strong communication skills. Competitive pay up to £120,000 plus bonus and equity potential in a fast-growing environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Equity potential

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record building and deploying ML/AI solutions in production, ideally B2B SaaS.
• Deep experience with NLP, GenAI, LLMs, and handling unstructured data at scale.
• Strong MLOps background including CI/CD, monitoring, and model lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver end-to-end ML pipelines including model design and deployment.
• Build and scale NLP/LLM solutions using semantic search and embeddings.
• Lead responsible AI efforts around fairness, explainability, and bias mitigation.

Skills

NLP

GenAI

MLOps

Communication skills

Job description

A scaling B2B SaaS company seeks an AI & Machine Learning Lead to drive ML architecture and implementation of NLP and GenAI solutions. This hybrid role focuses on 80% hands-on and 20% leadership tasks, including delivering end-to-end ML pipelines and aligning AI strategy with product impact. Ideal candidates will have a proven background in deploying AI solutions and strong communication skills. Competitive pay up to £120,000 plus bonus and equity potential in a fast-growing environment.