Machine Learning Engineer NLP Specialist

Eliden; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare and well-being programme

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced parental leave policies

Annual performance-based bonus

Budget for personal development and certifications

Job summary

A leading finance technology firm in Greater London is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer NLP Specialist to design and implement advanced Natural Language Processing models. You will work on innovative projects to enhance AI capabilities while processing diverse datasets. Ideal candidates have proven experience with NLP frameworks, large language models, and Python. The position offers benefits including private healthcare, annual leave, and a performance-based bonus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with NLP frameworks such as Hugging Face, spaCy, or TensorFlow.
• Experience working with Large Language Models and deploying them in production.
• Advanced skills in Python for optimizing machine learning pipelines.
• Experience handling large unstructured datasets and scalable workflows.
• Familiar with cloud deployment (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Bonus: knowledge of RAG and retrieval systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement state-of-the-art NLP models for multiple tasks.
• Process and analyze diverse datasets to extract insights.
• Develop indexing and retrieval systems for search functionality.
• Explore advanced techniques to enhance AI capabilities.
• Conduct experiments to measure and improve NLP model performance.
• Build custom language models tailored to industry requirements.

Skills

Experience with NLP frameworks such as Hugging Face

Hands-on experience with Large Language Models

Advanced Python skills

Experience with large unstructured datasets

Familiarity with Azure AI/AWS/Google Cloud

RAG knowledge

Tools

Azure AI

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

About the job Machine Learning Engineer NLP Specialist

Employment Type: Permanent

• Private healthcare and well-being programme
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Enhanced parental leave policies
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Budget for personal development and certifications

About the Role:

Our finance client is seeking a talented Machine Learning Engineer NLP Specialist to join their dynamic AI team. You will play a key role in designing and implementing advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) models, enabling smarter systems to improve search, information extraction, and classification. If you enjoy solving complex data challenges in an environment where innovation is encouraged, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement state-of-the-art NLP models for tasks such as entity extraction, text summarisation, and semantic understanding.
• Process and analyse diverse datasets, including structured text, tables, and images, to extract meaningful insights.
• Develop indexing and retrieval systems for high-speed, accurate search functionality.
• Explore and implement advanced techniques, such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), to enhance AI capabilities.
• Conduct experiments to measure and improve the performance of NLP models.
• Build custom language models tailored to specific industry requirements.

What Were Looking For:

• Proven experience with NLP frameworks such as Hugging Face, spaCy, or TensorFlow.
• Hands-on experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and deploying them in production.
• Advanced Python skills, with the ability to develop and optimise machine learning pipelines.
• Experience working with large, unstructured datasets and designing scalable workflows.
• Familiarity with Azure AI, AWS, or Google Cloud for AI deployment.
• Bonus: Knowledge of advanced NLP techniques and RAG.