Principal Software Engineer – MLOps

Archer Recruitment; Galway; Hybrid; EUR 111,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Recruitment in Ireland is seeking a Principal Software Engineer – MLOps to lead a hybrid team focused on Computer Vision and ML pipelines within an underwriting context.

You will work with data scientists and engineers in a market-leading insurance environment, shaping architecture, deployment, and cloud operations for scalable AI solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of ML experience required.
• Strong software engineering leadership experience.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes, Docker and AWS.
• Experience integrating ML with labeling workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy Computer Vision and ML pipelines.
• Take models from experimentation into production.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design.
• Promote CI/CD practices across the business.
• Influence strategic technical direction.

Skills

ML experience (8+ yrs)

Software leadership

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Labeling workflows

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Job description

Principal Software Engineer – MLOps

• Long-Term Hybrid Daily Rate Contract: €600 – €800 per day
• Lead a MLOps team developing computer vision and machine learning solutions for underwriting.
• Collaborate with top-tier talent of data scientists and engineers at a market-leading Insurance Company.

This is a long-term hybrid contract role offering an opportunity to join a top insurance company in Ireland as a Principal Software Engineer – MLOps. This is an exceptional opportunity, as the role combines software engineering, machine learning, and cloud engineering, with a strong focus on Computer Vision and MLOps.

The company is investing in its Analytics Tech engineering projects, making this a great opportunity to work on real-world AI solutions within a large insurance organization. This is a key role which will play a significant part in all functions of the business as this market-leading insurer embraces a large-scale AI transformation.

Why You’ll Love This Job

• Stay on top of the market by working at the cutting edge of AI and cloud-native technologies at scale.
• Get to know and work with a high-performing team of data scientists and engineers. This is a high-calibre organization with top-performing talent.
• Innovate and create real-world solutions for complex engineering challenges through ML models.
• This high-impact role will involve engaging with senior leadership and a range of stakeholders from across the business to make strategic decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Build and deploy Computer Vision and ML pipelines using Hugging Face models and containerized APIs, ideally with FastAPI.
• Take models from experimentation into production.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design.
• Promote strong engineering, testing and CI/CD practices across the business.
• Influence strategic technical direction.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of Machine Learning experience
• Strong software engineering and technical leadership experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker and AWS.
• Experience integrating ML solutions with labelling/annotation workflows.