Machine Learning Engineer

Mekion Consulting
Sheffield
2 days ago
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Machine Learning Engineer (NLP)


Location: remote only within the UK

Salary: up to £100,000



Job Purpose


As a Machine Learning Engineer (NLP), you will work with our small but growing team and play an active role in building our Machine Learning/NLP capability. You will be responsible for developing and refining the NLP algorithms and infrastructure of our AI-powered design platform. You will apply SOTA NLP techniques to solve complex problems while collaborating with cross-functional teams.



As Machine Learning Engineer (NLP), you will be responsible for:


  • Building and deploying NLP models using the latest techniques to solve real business problems at scale, and exposing them through APIs
  • Working with unstructured data to extract insights and build robust data pipelines
  • Evaluating, tracking, and improving the performance of NLP models through MLOps
  • Driving innovation through research, experimentation, and rapid prototyping of MVPs and POCs, collaborating with engineers and product teams to validate findings and plan execution
  • Communicating technical concepts and results to non-technical stakeholders
  • Playing an active role in the wider team and growth of the business



To be successful in this role you will have:


  • Building and deploying NLP models using the latest techniques to solve real business problems at scale, and exposing them through APIs
  • Working with unstructured data to extract insights and build robust data pipelines
  • valuating, tracking, and improving the performance of NLP models through MLOps
  • Driving innovation through research, experimentation, and rapid prototyping of MVPs and POCs, collaborating with engineers and product teams to validate findings and plan execution
  • Communicating technical concepts and results to non-technical stakeholders
  • Playing an active role in the wider team and growth of the business, and building scalable systems
  • Have experience working with Azure, AWS or GCP
  • Be a relentless problem solver, understanding requirements and designing solutions
  • An entrepreneurial spirit and an interest in building world-changing ethical AI solutions
  • Excellent communication skills and be able to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Be detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously



Start-up life is not for everyone! To really thrive with us you will be 'Start-up ready'. You are naturally proactive, open to change, have a continuous improvement mindset, are flexible, happy to go beyond your brief, enjoy working at pace and are comfortable with ambiguity.


And finally, you will really resonate with our values:


  • Customer Focus - we are obsessive about delivering value and reducing complexity for customers
  • Collaboration: we’re all about the team - collaborating, supporting and recognising everyone’s contributions
  • Openness & Honesty: we are open, honest, and straight-talking with each other and our customers
  • Authenticity & Humility: we bring our whole selves to work, and we have the humility and self-honesty to admit when we are wrong

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