Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Chat United Kingdom

Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim; London; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative tech startup is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to lead the development of cutting-edge AI solutions. In this dynamic role, you will empower users to achieve financial well-being by creating and optimizing machine learning models that enhance chatbot interactions and transaction analysis. Collaborating with a talented team, you will drive the adoption of state-of-the-art techniques and mentor colleagues in best practices. This position offers a competitive compensation package, including equity and flexibility in work arrangements, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about technology and financial health.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

25 days annual leave

401k matching

Private Medical Insurance

1 month paid sabbatical

Online courses & internal training

Regular socials and activities

Online mental health support

Qualifications

• Experience in machine learning as a technical leader or principal engineer.
• Excellent knowledge of Python and SQL for data science.

Responsibilities

• Train and fine-tune models for chatbots and transaction data.
• Deploy models into production environments using in-house ML platform.

Skills

Machine Learning

Python

SQL

Data Science

NLP

Communication Skills

Statistical Analysis

Java

Scala

C++

Tools

ML Platforms

Production Tools

Job description

Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Chat

United Kingdom

We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

About Cleo

Most people come to Cleo to do work that matters. Every day, we empower people to build a life beyond their next paycheck, building a beloved AI that enables you to forge your own path toward financial well-being.

Machine Learning Engineers at Cleo work on building novel solutions to real-world problems. This really does vary but could be: creating chatbots to coach our users around their financial health, creating classifiers to better understand transaction data or even optimising transactions within our payments platform.

Ultimately, we’re looking for a brilliant Principal Machine Learning Engineer to join us on our mission to fight for the world's financial health. You’ll be leading technical work within a team of adaptable, creative and product-focused engineers, who train & integrate cutting edge machine learning across a variety of products and deploy them into production for millions of users.

What you’ll be doing

• Training and fine-tuning models to solve customer problems across our chatbot and the bank transaction data behind it.
• Deploying these models into our production environments using our in-house ML platform.
• Working cross-functionally with backend engineers, data analysts, UX writers, product managers, annotation teams, and others to ship features that improve our users’ financial health.
• Taking the initiative to propose & lead technical work towards problems that were previously unknown or poorly understood.
• Keeping Cleo at the forefront of NLP by driving the adoption of appropriate state-of-the-art techniques.
• Mentoring & advising colleagues on their choices of models, architecture, and evaluation, promoting best practices for how we use LLMs.

What you’ll need

• Experience in industry machine learning roles as a technical leader or principal/staff engineer
• Excellent knowledge of both Data Science (python, SQL) and production tools
• A deep understanding of probability and statistics fundamentals
• Top tier communication skills, to be able to partner with Product and Commercial Leaders
• Industry-leading contributions to your field, communicated through conferences, blogs, talks, or open-source projects

Nice to have

• Strong experience with additional programming languages, such as Java, Scala, C++

What do you get for all your hard work?

• A competitive compensation package (base + equity) with bi-annual reviews. This position is a DS5 level and we can pay £111,184 - £145,088 p.a depending on experience.
• Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Balderton & EQT Ventures
• A clear progression plan.
• Flexibility: We work with everyone to make sure they have the balance they need to do their best work
• Work where you work best. We’re a globally distributed team.
• Other benefits;
• 25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo)
• 401k matching in the US and 6% employer-matched pension in the UK
• Private Medical Insurance
• 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo!
• Online courses & internal training to level up your skills
• Regular socials and activities, online and in-person
• Online mental health support via Spill