Machine Learning Research Engineer – NLP / LLM

NLP PEOPLE; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

RedTech Recruitment is seeking a Machine Learning Research Engineer to research and implement new NLP/LLM approaches for a leading machine-learning software company in Cambridge. This role suits candidates with a Ph.D. in CS, Physics, Maths or related fields and a strong NLP/ML background.

You will join a team focused on cutting-edge research, prototyping innovative concepts, and evaluating output quality. The position is hybrid (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) with a GBP 48,000–72,000

Qualifications

• PhD in CS, Physics, Maths or related field with NLP relevance.
• Strong ML/NLP background with publications or demonstrable research impact.
• Experience with ML frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow and Scikit-Learn.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and prototype new NLP/ML concepts for AI problems.
• Build and evaluate novel ML/NLP approaches and document findings.
• Collaborate with engineers to translate research into products.
• Assess output quality, efficiency and feasibility against alternatives.

Skills

NLP

Machine Learning

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-Learn

Research

Education

PhD in Computer Science / Physics / Mathematics (NLP related)

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-Learn

Job description

Machine Learning Research Engineer – NLP / LLM

An incredible opportunity for a Machine Learning Research Engineer to work on researching and investigating new concepts for an industry-leading, machine-learning software company in Cambridge, UK. This unique opportunity is ideally suited to those with a Ph.D. relating to classic Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing and its application to an ever-advancing technical landscape. On a daily basis you will be working on the very cutting-edge of machine-learning including prototyping, building and implementing new approaches to AI problems.

Location: Cambridge – 3 days in office / 2 days remote

Salary: Highly competitive salary + comprehensive benefits

Requirements for Machine Learning Research Engineer

• You will have a Ph.D from a world-leading University in a Computer Science, Physics, Maths or similar (we are very keen to hear from those with a Ph.D. directly related to NLP)
• Experience weighted more towards classic machine learning than AI Engineering
• Strong knowledge in LLMs, NLP and Machine Learning / AI
• Excellent academics throughout including a minimum of a 2.1 degree from a leading university, AAB at A-Level
• Published papers
• Good understanding of software engineering concepts
• Experience with machine learning Python frameworks such as PyTorch, Tensorflow and Scikit-Learn
• Data Science experience including working with large data sets

Responsibilities for Machine Learning Research Engineer

• Join a team responsible for investigating the latest research in machine learning algorithms – largely within the NLP field along with some computer vision
• Make suggestions based on the feasibility of research to help shape future projects and products
• Prototyping research concepts
• Determining output quality, efficiency, and feasibility compared with other techniques

What this offers

• Working for an industry-leading software company who have a fantastic track record of successfully hiring and training graduates
• Highly interesting work researching the next phases of cutting-edge, machine-learning software
• A good remuneration and benefits package

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by emailing (if this email address has been removed by the job-board, full details for contact are available on our website).

Keywords: Python/ Deep Learning / Machine Learning / NLP / Natural Language Processing / Computer Vision / Research / Post-Doc / Ph.D. / DPhil / Computer Science / Mathematics / Physics / Engineering/ Text Analytics / Speech processing / Software Engineer / Research / Researching / Journals / AI / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Vision / Neural Networks / Developer / Algorithm

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Salary: GBP 48000 – 72000 per year

Experience: 5 years required

Company:

RedTech Recruitment

Tagged as: Academia, Natural Language Processing, Neural Networks, NLP, Speech Processing, United Kingdom

Level of experience (years):

Senior (5+ years of experience)