Role
Machine Learning Engineer
Reports to: Head of Core AI
Location: WeWork Waterloo - Hybrid
Compensation: Negotiable (Base) + Company Performance Bonus (10%) + Share Options + UK iProov Benefits
Responsibilities
- Drive research projects in the areas of computer vision, machine learning and biometrics.
- Research new biometric systems and contribute to prototyping new products – test, integrate existing technologies or design new solutions.
- Develop and train deep learning models for face verification, liveness and attack detection.
- Improve upon data and evaluation strategies, including synthetic and adversarial data.
- Investigate failure modes and improve generalisation, robustness and fairness.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to turn models into production-quality services.
Qualifications
- A Masters or PhD in a numerate discipline such as Computer Science, Engineering, Computational Neuroscience.
- Proven proficiency or experience in machine learning and computer vision.
- Enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency in Python and modern deep learning frameworks.
- Strong problem-solving skills and out-of-box thinking.
- Experience working on 0–1 products.
- Experience generating and using synthetic data.
Benefits
- 25 days Annual Leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (additional leave up to an extra 5 days per year based on service).
- Growth Shares allocated after probation (6 months of service).
- Salary sacrifice schemes: Pension, Cycle To Work, Electric Car Scheme, Nursery Sacrifice Scheme.
- Work Overseas Perk – work globally for up to 2 weeks.
- Life Assurance.
- SmartHealth – access to private GP, psychologist, nutritionist and tailored fitness plans.
- Personalised 1:1 career coaching with in-house Occupational Psychologist.
- Award‑winning Learning & Development platform with personal allocated training budgets.
- Enhanced paid family leave.
- Pension – 5% employee, 3% employer.
- Flexible hybrid working environment.
- Free barista coffee/tea, biscuits, fruit in the WeWork office.
- Free access to WeWork discounts and online well‑being sessions.
- Vitality Health – private health cover including dental, optical, audiology; 50% off monthly gym memberships; Apple watch discount; half‑price trainers; weekly rewards; monthly rewards; discounts on travel; free Amazon Prime; cashback at Waitrose; 75% off stays at Champneys Health Spas; Allen Carr’s free programme; 30% off Headspace; 50–80% off health screenings.
EEO Statement
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We will not put anyone at a disadvantage or treat them less favourably because of race, colour, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status or pregnancy.
