Senior MLops (Full Stack) Engineer | London | Foundation Models

SoCode Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior MLops Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. In this pivotal role, you will build and maintain APIs to serve machine learning models while designing robust infrastructure using cutting-edge technologies like Kubernetes and Docker. You will collaborate with talented ML teams to optimize model deployment and streamline processes, making a significant impact on AI advancements. This is a unique opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced environment, where your contributions will help shape the future of AI technology. If you're passionate about pushing boundaries and eager to make a difference, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in backend or infrastructure engineering roles.
• Strong skills in Python and API development.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain APIs to serve ML models.
• Design and manage robust ML infrastructure.

Skills

Python

API Development

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

FastAPI

Flask

Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Frontend Development (React, Vue.js)

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

FastAPI

Flask

React

Vue.js

Job description

Senior MLops (Full Stack) Engineer | London | Foundation Models

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What you’ll do

1. Build and maintain APIs (FastAPI or similar) to serve ML models
2. Design and manage robust ML infrastructure using Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform
3. Deploy machine learning models into production and optimize them for performance
4. Collaborate with ML teams to streamline training, deployment, and monitoring
5. Build internal tools and dashboards (e.g., in React or Vue) for analytics and observability
6. Own CI/CD pipelines and drive infrastructure automation

What you’ll bring

1. 5+ years’ experience in backend or infrastructure-focused engineering roles
2. Strong Python and API development skills (FastAPI, Flask, etc.)
3. Proven experience with model deployment, containerization, and orchestration (K8s, Docker)
4. Infrastructure-as-code experience (Terraform, Helm, etc.)
5. Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
6. Bonus: Frontend experience (React, Vue.js) for building internal tools

Why Join Us?

• Tackle the biggest challenge in AI – Be part of the mission to bend the curve on compute costs, energy waste, and emissions in the LLM arms race. Our optimiser is redefining how the world trains and serves large models.
• Work on the frontier – You’ll engineer the infrastructure behind cutting-edge AI systems — pushing the boundaries of speed, efficiency, and scale with a team that lives at the intersection of ML, systems, and optimisation research.
• High-impact, high-autonomy – We’re a lean, expert-led team where your work ships fast, matters deeply, and scales globally. Expect ownership, speed, and the freedom to build without bureaucratic drag.
• Foundation model as infra – Our optimiser is itself a foundation model. You’ll help serve, adapt, and scale it in the wild — an opportunity few engineers will ever get.
• Equity that means something – You’re not late to the party. Join at a time when your equity still reflects the upside you help create.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Information Services

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