AI & ML Engineer – Production Pipelines (Hybrid, Contract)

LA International; United States; Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is seeking an AI & ML Engineer for a 12-month contract with extensions. The role is hybrid with a maximum of 2 days onsite per week in Manchester or London, UK. The daily rate is £400-£500 via umbrella company.

You will design patterns, tooling and templates to deploy models into production and scale AI/ML solutions on strategic infrastructure. You will work with Data Scientists to translate models into technical solutions, deploy and monitor models, and collaborate across teams

Qualifications

• Good experience working in Unisys Mainframes.
• Python
• PyTorch
• Understanding of transformer architecture.
• Experience with ReAct and GCP.
• Docker and cloud databases; RAG.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable ML and Agentic pipelines.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists to translate models into technical solutions.
• Optimize models for performance and accuracy.
• Deploy and monitor models into production environment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in ML systems.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Transformer

ReAct

GCP

Docker

Cloud databases

RAG

KServe/Vertex

CI/CD

Model monitoring

Drift detection

Auto-scaling

Canary deployments

Shadow deployments

AB testing

Tools

Unisys Mainframes

Job description

LA International is seeking an AI & ML Engineer for a 12-month contract with extensions. The role is hybrid with a maximum of 2 days onsite per week in Manchester or London, UK. The daily rate is £400-£500 via umbrella company.

You will design patterns, tooling and templates to deploy models into production and scale AI/ML solutions on strategic infrastructure. You will work with Data Scientists to translate models into technical solutions, deploy and monitor models, and collaborate across teams