Senior ML Engineer – Lead Production ML for Growth

Just Eat Takeaway.com; Enfield; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to grow product recommendations and scale ML systems across a large platform. You will lead end-to-end architecture, collaborate with data scientists and engineers, and ensure production readiness of models.

This role emphasizes ownership, scalable design, and delivering reliable ML solutions. The position offers a hybrid arrangement with offices in Bristol or London and opportunities to mentor teammates.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python and software engineering principles applied to Machine Learning.
• Experience designing and operating ML systems in production (beyond notebooks).
• Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster) and cloud-native ML platforms (AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex AI).
• Ability to influence infrastructure and tooling decisions (build vs. buy).
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with SQL and distributed data processing for debugging data flows.
• Proactive mindset to automate manual processes and improve the developer experience for Data Scientists.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Data Scientists, PMs, and Backend Engineers to bridge model development and production systems.
• Lead end-to-end ML system architecture from data ingestion to real-time inference and monitoring.
• Transform prototypes into robust, scalable production software with path to production ownership.
• Drive adoption of MLOps practices (CI/CD for ML, model versioning, feature stores).
• Communicate ML system trade-offs (latency vs. accuracy) to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build networks across Data and Engineering teams to ensure seamless integration with the platform.
• Lead projects, mentor peers, and promote engineering excellence in data science.

Skills

Python

ML systems in production

REST APIs

CI/CD for ML

Data engineering basics

OO design

Testing

Communication with stakeholders

Mentorship

Tools

Airflow

Dagster

AWS SageMaker

GCP Vertex AI

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to grow product recommendations and scale ML systems across a large platform. You will lead end-to-end architecture, collaborate with data scientists and engineers, and ensure production readiness of models.

This role emphasizes ownership, scalable design, and delivering reliable ML solutions. The position offers a hybrid arrangement with offices in Bristol or London and opportunities to mentor teammates.