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A brilliant opportunity for a Machine Learning Research Engineer to work on researching and investigating new concepts for industry-leading, machine-learning software in Cambridge, UK. This unique opportunity is ideally suited to those with a Ph.D. relating to Machine Learning who have a keen interest in Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision and its application to an ever-advancing technical landscape.


Location:Cambridge – 3 days in office, 2 days remote


Salary:Up to £100,000 depending on experience


Requirements for Machine Learning Research Engineer

  • A minimum of a degree, ideally a Ph.D., from a world-leading University in a Computer Science, Physics, Maths or similar
  • Expert knowledge in LLMs, NLP and Machine Learning / AI
  • Excellent academics throughout including a minimum of a 2.1 degree from a leading university, AAB at A-Level
  • Published papers
  • Good understanding of software engineering concepts
  • Ability to code in Python
  • Experience working with large data sets (desirable)


Responsibilities for Machine Learning Research Engineer

  • Join a small team responsible for investigating the latest research in machine learning algorithms – largely within the NLP field with some computer vision
  • Make suggestions based on the feasibility of research to help shape future projects and products
  • Prototyping research concepts
  • Determining output quality, efficiency, and feasibility compared with other techniques


What this offers

  • Working for an industry-leading software company who have a fantastic track record of successfully hiring and training graduates
  • Highly interesting work researching the next phases of cutting-edge, machine-learning software
  • A good remuneration and benefits package


Applications

If you would like to apply for this unique ML Engineer opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Please send an up-to-date CV via the relevant link. We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by emailing (if this email address has been removed by the job-board, full details for contact are available on our website).


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