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Contract Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Burns Sheehan
London
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Contract Lead Machine Learning Engineer - £750 - £900 per day - Outside IR35


Role: Contract Lead Machine Learning Engineer


Determination: Outside IR35


Interview Process: 2 x Remote calls


Office Presence: 3 x in office per week


Location: Central London


Duration: 6-9 months initially


Responsibilities

  • Set up the MLops infrastructure as they go through a transformative change to create a new platform and make best use of the data for their customers.
  • Hit the ground running and work with senior stakeholders while remaining hands-on for the majority of the time.

Seniority

  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Contract

Job function

  • Information Technology

Industries

  • Staffing and Recruiting

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