Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Staff Machine Learning Engineer | Remote | Salary £100,000-£200,000 (flexible) | Hexwired Recruitment has partnered with an exciting AI software company developing advanced machine learning products that solve complex, real-world problems. They're looking for a Technical Lead to bridge research and engineering, taking cutting-edge models from experimentation into robust production systems. The Role This is a senior hands-on leadership position where you'll own the execution of the company's machine learning platform, working closely with research, software engineering and product teams to build scalable, production-grade AI solutions. Responsibilities * Own the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle, including data pipelines, model training, evaluation, inference and deployment. * Fine-tune and optimise large language models using modern techniques such as LoRA, QLoRA, supervised fine-tuning, preference optimisation and model distillation. * Design scalable inference infrastructure with a focus on latency, reliability and operational efficiency. * Build and maintain high-quality data pipelines for both synthetic and real-world datasets. * Develop robust evaluation frameworks covering model quality, robustness, safety and performance. * Optimise GPU utilisation, memory usage and inference performance for production deployments. * Work closely with software engineers to integrate ML capabilities into backend services and customer-facing products. * Lead technical delivery, mentor engineers and help shape engineering best practices. * Balance research ambitions with practical engineering trade-offs to deliver value quickly. Technology * Python * PyTorch and/or JAX * Large-scale GPU training and inference infrastructure * Modern ML deployment pipelines Ideal Experience * Proven experience delivering machine learning systems into production. * Strong understanding of modern foundation models and large language models. * Experience building scalable training and inference infrastructure. * Excellent software engineering skills with a focus on maintainable, production-quality code. * Comfortable leading technical delivery while remaining hands-on. * Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across research, engineering and product teams. If you are an experienced Staff Machine Learning Engineer looking for a new remote opportunity paying a market-leading salary up to £200,000. Apply today by contacting Hexwired Recruitment. For more information on this role, or any other jobs across; Embedded, C++ programming, Embedded Linux, Golang Development, FPGA, Python, Javascript, C#, Electronics, Secure Boot, Power Electronics, Digital Design, Machine Learning, Data Science or Simulation contact us today