Machine Learning Engineer

We are working directly with an enterprise client to hire two contract Machine Learning Engineers / Data Scientists to support the development and deployment of data-driven products used across commercial and customer-facing teams. This role focuses on applied machine learning in production, working with real data, real users, and clear business outcomes, rather than research or experimentation in isolation. Contract details • Contract Length: 6 months (with extension likely) • Start Date: Q2 • Location: Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite in London (flexibility available) • Day Rate: Up to £950 per day • Engagement: Direct client Responsibilities • Design and build retrieval-based systems to support internal knowledge and search use cases • Develop and productionise machine learning models for classification, scoring, and prediction • Work with text and customer interaction data, including search queries, documents, and CRM data • Build and integrate NLP-based services into existing applications and workflows • Expose models via APIs and support their deployment into production environments • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and model performance tracking • Collaborate with engineering, data, and product teams to translate business problems into ML solutions • Ensure systems are built with security, data protection, and governance in mind Required skills and experience • Strong experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist in production settings • Solid background in Python and common ML libraries • Experience building search, ranking, or retrieval systems • Practical experience with NLP or text-based ML problems • Familiarity with deploying ML models as services or APIs • Experience working in cloud environments and modern engineering workflows • Understanding of data privacy and GDPR considerations in ML systems Nice to have • Experience with large-scale search or recommendation systems • Exposure to customer, marketing, or commercial data use cases • Familiarity with vector databases or modern search stacks • Experience improving model performance, latency, and reliability over time Your consultant Cam Dalziel is a recruitment specialist in assembling teams in data, AI, design, and technology across Europe. He engages with top talent and is committed to providing a high-quality service that delivers results. If you’re looking for a new career opportunity or seeking the right addition to your team, contact cam.dalziel@aspirerecruitmentgroup.com.