Machine Learning Engineer

Fdetimes; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Faculty is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to deliver bespoke, impactful AI solutions for diverse clients. You will bring ML from lab to production, shaping scalable software architecture and best practices while working with clients and cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

The role emphasizes operating models, collaboration, and the ability to translate complex ML concepts for stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with productionising ML models.
• Strong Python and software engineering practices.
• Cloud platforms and ML deployment experience.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy production-grade ML software, tools, and infrastructure.
• Create reusable, scalable solutions for ML delivery.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and commercial leads to solve client challenges.
• Lead technical scoping and architectural decisions for feasibility and impact.
• Define and implement standards for deploying ML at scale.
• Advise customers and partners on ML concepts and approaches.

Skills

ML lifecycle

Python

Cloud platforms

Docker & Kubernetes

Communication

System design

Tools

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

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

Join us as a Machine Learning Engineer to deliver bespoke, impactful AI solutions for our diverse clients.

You will be instrumental in bringing machine learning out of the lab and into the real world, contributing to scalable software architecture and defining best practices. Working with clients, and cross-functional teams, you'll ensure technical feasibility and timely delivery of high-quality, production-grade ML systems.

What you'll be doing

• Building and deploying production-grade ML software, tools, and infrastructure.
• Creating reusable, scalable solutions that accelerate the delivery of ML systems.
• Collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and commercial leads to solve critical client challenges.
• Leading technical scoping and architectural decisions to ensure project feasibility and impact.
• Defining and implementing Faculty's standards for deploying machine learning at scale.
• Acting as a technical advisor to customers and partners, translating complex ML concepts for stakeholders.

Who we're looking for

• You understand the full machine learning lifecycle and have experience operationalising models built with frameworks like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
• You possess strong Python skills and solid experience in software engineering best practices.
• You bring hands-on experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including architecture and security.
• You've worked with container and orchestration tools such at Docker & Kubernetes to build and manage applications at scale
• You are comfortable with core ML concepts, including probability, statistics, and common learning techniques.
• You're an excellent communicator, able to guide technical teams and confidently advise non-technical stakeholders.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy the autonomy to own scope, solve and delivery solutions

The Interview Process

• Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)
• Pair Programming Interview (90 minutes)
• System Design Interview (90 minutes)
• 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.

A note on AI: we're happy for you to use it for research and interview prep, but please don't use it to generate answers during live interviews. We also use an AI note-taker (Metaview) in interviews so interviewers can stay present (which you can opt out of just let us know,) and every application is reviewed by a human, never decided by AI.