About the Role
As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will lead the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI systems for diverse clients. You will design, build, and deploy scalable, production-grade ML software and infrastructure that meets rigorous operational and ethical standards. This is an ambitious, cross-functional role requiring a blend of technical expertise, engineering leadership, and confident client-facing skills.
Responsibilities
- Leading technical scoping and architectural decisions for high-impact ML systems
- Designing and building production-grade ML software, tools, and scalable infrastructure
- Defining and implementing best practices and standards for deploying machine learning at scale across the business
- Collaborating with engineers, data scientists, product managers, and commercial teams to solve critical client challenges and leverage opportunities
- Acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers and partners, translating complex concepts into actionable strategies
- Mentoring and developing junior engineers, actively shaping our team's engineering culture and technical depth
Requirements
- Understand the full ML lifecycle and have significant experience operationalising models built with frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Deep expertise in software engineering and strong Python skills, focusing on building robust, reusable systems
- Demonstrable hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including architecture, security, and infrastructure
- Extensive experience working with container and orchestration tools such as Docker & Kubernetes to build and manage applications at scale
- Thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, demonstrating ownership and autonomy in driving projects to completion
- Communicate exceptionally well, confidently guiding both technical teams and senior, non-technical stakeholders
- Eligible for UK Developed Vetting (DV) and willing to work on site with clients from time to time
Skills
- TensorFlow
- PyTorch
- Python
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Location
- On site with clients from time to time
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
- Part-time hours considered
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- Unlimited Annual Leave Policy
- Private healthcare and dental
- Enhanced parental leave
- Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working
- Sanctus Coaching
About the Company
- Faculty was established in 2014 with the belief that AI would be the most important technology of our time.
- Faculty has worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI.
- Faculty innovates, builds, and deploys responsible AI that makes a significant impact.
- Faculty brings unparalleled depth of technical, product, and delivery expertise to clients across government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences, and defense.
- Faculty's business and reputation are growing rapidly.
- Faculty seeks individuals with intellectual curiosity and a desire to build a positive legacy through technology.
- Faculty empowers employees to envision and implement the most powerful applications of AI.
- The National Security and AI Safety business unit is dedicated to advancing the responsible development and deployment of AI in support of national security and global stability.
- This unit works on strengthening mission-critical capabilities across national security and intelligence, and partners with frontier labs for AI safety red teaming and evaluation.
- The team works at the frontier of high-stakes, high-impact missions.
- The company partners with Government and major tech organizations to ensure AI is transformative, secure, trustworthy, and safe.
Equal Opportunity
- We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one.
- Diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, which strengthens our principle of seeking truth.
- Diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live.
- We are united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact.
- We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.
