Staff/Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Research)

Mimica; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-focused company is seeking a candidate to enhance their AI-driven task similarity algorithms within a rapidly evolving environment. The ideal applicant will have substantial experience with deep learning methods and strong Python skills, enhancing automation solutions across products. This role offers generous compensation, stock options, and a fully remote work structure, fostering innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Generous compensation and stock options

Flexible schedules and location

Health & retirement benefits

Annual learning & development budget

Ample paid time off

Enhanced parental leave

Company-issued laptop and setup stipends

Qualifications

• Researcher mindset with curiosity and rigour.
• Strong technical skills in designing and evaluating experiments.
• Drive to improve skills and reduce technical debt.

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments to improve algorithms.
• Write clear technical reports documenting experiments.
• Interface with internal teams to explore automation solutions.

Skills

Deep learning methods

Transformer architecture

Embedding architecture

Python programming

Supervised learning

Unsupervised learning

Clear written communication

Job description

What we are building

Mimica's mission is to empower enterprises, teams, and individuals to reclaim their most precious resource — time and work more efficiently, with greater purpose and impact.

Our AI-powered task mining observes employee actions across the desktop and categorizes them into detailed process maps. Mimica’s process intelligence highlights inefficiencies, prioritizes improvements based on ROI, recommends the optimal technology for automation (RPA, intelligent document processing, GenAI), and provides a blueprint for building new automations and transforming work.

Our approach to engineering

• We prioritize customer needs first
• We work in small, project-based teams
• We have flexibility in terms of the problems we work on
• We own the full lifecycle of our projects
• We avoid silos and encourage taking up tasks in new areas
• We balance quality and velocity
• We have a shared responsibility for our production code
• We each set our own routine to maximize our productivity

What will you own

In this role, you will be a member of the ML Chapter and work with the Mapper team. Mimica Mapper is one of our main products that creates intuitive flowcharts that map out user and team workflows. Its architecture includes components designed to automatically detect task similarities.

For the first 3 to 6 months, you will own projects to improve the task similarity algorithm and the use of the Mapper.

Part of your day-to-day

• Design and run experiments to improve our task-similarity algorithms, using a mix of classic and deep learning techniques.
• Write clear technical reports that document experiments and their results.
• Write clean, readable, and maintainable Python code, assuring best practices.
• Interface with our internal Process Analyst team to discover opportunities on which parts of the product can be automated, find out pain points and explore automation solutions by leveraging ML
• Support productionization (although we have a dedicated MLOps Engineer for that!)
• Actively collaborate and engage in technical discussions with the other Engineers, Product Managers in the team and ML Chapter, to drive the development of the product.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and the improvement of our processes.

Requirements

• A researcher mindset, with curiosity and rigour in exploring and solving complex problems.
• Experience with deep learning methods and techniques
• Experience with transformer and embedding architecture
• Strong technical skills in designing, setting up, running, and evaluating experiments.
• Proficiency in supervised and unsupervised learning techniques.
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear and concise reports.
• Strong Python programming skills, emphasising clear, readable code; while productionization support may be involved, it is not the primary focus.
• A drive to continually develop your skills, improve team processes, and reduce technical debt
• Fluency in English, with the ability to effectively communicate abstract ideas, complex concepts, and trade-offs

Bonus

• Graph ML knowledge
• Experience working in a startup/scale-up environment

What we offer

💰 Generous compensation + stock options - aligned with our internal framework, market data, and individual skills.

🏢 Distributed work: Work from anywhere - fully remote, in our hubs, or a mix.

💻 Company-issued laptop*, remote setup stipend, and co-working budget

📍 Flexible schedules and location

☀️ Ample paid time off, in addition to local public holidays

🍼 Enhanced parental leave

🧘♀️ Health & retirement benefits

📖 Annual learning & development budget - up to £500 / €600 / $650 per year

🌴 Annual workaways and regular virtual & in-person socials

🌍 Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of work

Note: Some benefits may vary depending on location and role
*On company equipment: Company-issued equipment (e.g. laptops) is provided for work use and must be returned upon departure, unless otherwise agreed.