Machine Learning Lead Engineer

YouLend Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Central London Office

Free Gym

Subsidised Lunch

Deliveroo Allowance

Monthly Masseuse

Team Socials

Sports Clubs

Job summary

YouLend Limited is seeking a Machine Learning Lead Engineer in the United Kingdom to drive production ML systems while mentoring a small team. The role blends hands-on development with leadership as you shape the roadmap and hiring plans for the ML function.

Based in Central London, you’ll work with cross-functional teams including DS, Risk, Product and Engineering to deliver scalable ML products and robust deployment, monitoring and lifecycle practices.

Qualifications

• Strong background as an ML Engineer (not purely DS/research).
• Experience deploying and running ML models in production.
• Solid software engineering skills (Python, APIs, systems).
• Good understanding of MLOps stack (CI/CD, monitoring, pipelines).
• Familiarity with MLflow, Airflow, Evidently, DVC, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Some mentoring/leadership experience with desire to grow into management.
• Nice to have: Experience scaling ML platforms or teams.
• Fintech / lending / risk domain exposure.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade ML systems and pipelines.
• Mentor a small team of ML engineers (2-3 people initially).
• Improve deployment, monitoring, and model lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with DS, Risk, Product, and Engineering.
• Help shape roadmap and hiring.

Skills

Mentoring

Production ML experience

Python programming

CI/CD

MLOps

Cloud Experience

Team leadership

Fintech exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MLflow

Airflow

Evidently

DVC

Docker

Kubernetes

TensorFlow/PyTorch

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

We're looking for a Machine Learning Lead Engineer who wants to operate as a player-coach - someone still very hands-on, but excited to grow into a proper management role over time. This is not a pure manager role from day one. You'll be building, shipping, and improving ML systems while gradually taking on more team leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain production-grade ML systems and pipelines
• Mentor a small team of ML engineers (2-3 people initially)
• Improve deployment, monitoring, and model lifecycle management
• Collaborate with DS, Risk, Product, and Engineering
• Help shape roadmap and hiring

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Strong background as an ML Engineer (not purely DS/research)
• Experience deploying and running ML models in production
• Solid software engineering skills (Python, APIs, systems)
• Good understanding of MLOps stack (CI/CD, monitoring, pipelines)
• Familiarity with tools like MLflow, Airflow, Evidently, DVC, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Some mentoring/leadership experience + desire to grow into management
• Nice to have:
• Experience scaling ML platforms or teams
• Fintech / lending / risk domain exposure

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Stock Options
• Private Medical insurance via Vitality and Dental Insurance with BUPA
• EAP with Health Assured
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London
• Free Gym in office building in Holborn
• Subsidised Lunch via Feedr
• Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office
• Monthly in office Masseuse
• Team and Company Socials
• Football Power League / Paddle and Yoga Club