Data Science Engineer in Devon

Job Description: Role : ML/ Data Science Engineer Rate : £500 - £550 Inside IR35 Location : Central London, hybrid 3 days per week on-site Duration : 6 months initial contract About the role We're looking for a hands-on ML / Data Science Engineer to design, build and optimise production ML models on AWS. You'll work across the full model lifecycle - from choosing the right algorithm through to tuning, deployment and monitoring - using classical ML techniques. This role will suit someone who can explain not just what they built, but why: which models they chose, the trade-offs, and how they measured success in production Key responsibilities Design, build and validate classical ML models (e.g. regression, tree-based ensembles, clustering) to solve real business problems Select appropriate algorithms and clearly justify model choices to technical and non-technical stakeholders Develop clean, well-tested, production-ready Python code Build, train and deploy models on AWS using Amazon SageMaker and related services Tune model performance through hyperparameter optimisation, feature engineering and error analysis Instrument models in production, defining and tracking MLOps metrics such as accuracy, drift, latency and throughput Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists and product teams to take models from prototype to production Essential skills