Senior ML Engineer – Hybrid, SC/DV Cleared, Production AI

Searchability; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

On-site 2–4 days per week

Job summary

Searchability is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer in London with security clearance to deliver production-grade AI/ML systems. The role focuses on Python-driven backend development, scalable infrastructure, and deploying ML models into real-world environments.

You will lead architecture, collaborate with engineers and data scientists, mentor juniors, and ensure secure, reliable software in high-stakes settings.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development skills and a solid background in software engineering.
• Experience building scalable backend applications, services or production-grade software systems.
• A good understanding of the machine learning lifecycle, particularly integrating and deploying models into production.
• Hands‑on experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS, alongside Docker and Kubernetes.
• An understanding of software architecture, security, testing and maintainable code.
• The ability to take ownership of technical decisions, communicate with stakeholders and support the development of other engineers.
• Active SC or DV clearance, with DV preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical scoping and architectural decisions for complex AI/ML projects.
• Design and develop production-grade software, tools and scalable infrastructure using Python.
• Build robust backend systems and reusable components to support the deployment and operation of machine learning models.
• Help integrate and operationalise models built using frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
• Work with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure or GCP, alongside Docker and Kubernetes.
• Establish engineering best practices for deploying and maintaining ML systems at scale.
• Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists and wider technical teams to deliver solutions to client challenges.
• Provide technical guidance to customers and stakeholders, while mentoring junior engineers and helping shape engineering standards.

Skills

Python development

Backend development

ML lifecycle

PyTorch

TensorFlow

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Security

Stakeholder communication

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Searchability is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer in London with security clearance to deliver production-grade AI/ML systems. The role focuses on Python-driven backend development, scalable infrastructure, and deploying ML models into real-world environments.

You will lead architecture, collaborate with engineers and data scientists, mentor juniors, and ensure secure, reliable software in high-stakes settings.