Senior ML Production Engineer - Backend & Platforms

Worldpay (UK) Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldpay is seeking a Senior ML Software Engineer to lead production ML services, focusing on backend systems, APIs, and platform tooling. You’ll collaborate with ML researchers, product managers, and platform engineers to deliver low-latency, reliable ML solutions in a global payments environment.

The role emphasizes production engineering and operational ownership, with strong Python, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD experience, and a track record of deploying scalable ML services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a software engineer with production experience.
• Experience deploying ML models as production services.
• Strong Python skills and backend engineering.
• Experience with CI/CD, monitoring, and incident response.
• Experience in regulated industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy ML-enabled backend services and APIs in production.
• Own production ML services and ensure reliability and performance.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and monitoring.
• Lead incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Mentor teammates and drive knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

MLOps

APIs

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Production ML

Go/Java

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

OpenAPI/REST

Terraform Cloud

Job description

Worldpay is seeking a Senior ML Software Engineer to lead production ML services, focusing on backend systems, APIs, and platform tooling. You’ll collaborate with ML researchers, product managers, and platform engineers to deliver low-latency, reliable ML solutions in a global payments environment.

The role emphasizes production engineering and operational ownership, with strong Python, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD experience, and a track record of deploying scalable ML services.