Lead ML Engineer (Hybrid) — Build & Mentor Production ML

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer in London with hybrid work options. The role combines hands-on ML development with leadership responsibilities to guide a small team and shape technical strategy.

You will deploy production-grade ML systems, mentor engineers, and drive MLOps practices while collaborating with data science and product teams. Strong Python, cloud, and CI/CD experience required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on ML engineer with production deployment experience.
• Strong software engineering capabilities with Python and APIs.
• Familiarity with ML tooling and MLOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade ML systems and pipelines.
• Hands-on coding, reviews, debugging, and deployments.
• Mentor a growing team of ML engineers.
• Establish ML engineering and MLOps best practices.
• Improve deployment, monitoring, and model lifecycle processes.
• Collaborate with Data Science, Risk, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Contribute to technical roadmap planning and hiring plans.

Skills

ML Engineer

Software Engineering

MLOps

Python

APIs

Distributed Systems

Tools

MLflow

Airflow

Evidently

DVC

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer in London with hybrid work options. The role combines hands-on ML development with leadership responsibilities to guide a small team and shape technical strategy.

You will deploy production-grade ML systems, mentor engineers, and drive MLOps practices while collaborating with data science and product teams. Strong Python, cloud, and CI/CD experience required.