Fruition IT | Machine Learning Engineer

Fruition IT
East London
3 months ago
Applications closed

Lead Machine Learning Engineer£90-160k + equityLondon HybridRead to dominate a $trillion industry? You'll be working closely with the CTO and founders, building out an agentic AI system that enables clients to fully utilise available AI/ML tooling. By delegating tasks to machines and integrating this with the human team, the system you build will accelerate product and project plans to new hights. Think, humans and AI agents working in perfect harmony.This role is for a builder, a doer, not someone who wants to stay high level or theoretical.You will have a strong influence on the direction of the core product offering, and will be at the forefront of a currently developing technology. Interest is high for this product, and the market is ripe for disruption.Role:Develop AI agents that can execute tasks autonomouslyArchitect and develop systems for the organisation, communication and task delegating for AI agents (and humans!)Design and develop production ready, cloud deployed productsEnsure performant monitoring and evaluation of systems and productsEnable to seamless integration of multiple AI/ML models across the systemUse various data bases, including graphBe a driving force in technical decision making, solve problems autonomouslyRequirements:Expertise in AI & ML Engineering, significant commercial experienceStrong Python programming experienceExperience with the latest ML modelsCommercial experience with LLMsPassionate about RAG, LLMs, or Graph Networking, must have commercial experienceNLP experienceTrack record building & deploying production ready ML systemsPassion for the potential of AI & MLDeploying into and building on AWSPhDDesirable:Agentic AI experience, or orchestration experience that would be a plusGraph DBKnowledge graphsProjects or public speaking outside of day jobLogistics:Flexible workingLondon office with space for you to come in/ meet the team£90-160k + equityWealth creation opportunityBuild a product with a passionate team with a genuine upshotWe are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

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