Senior Machine Learning Engineer - AI Foundations

• This role differs from product-embedded ML roles - your focus will be foundational capability, not a single feature or model.
• Build and maintain the foundational AI gateways and inference services used across Kraken to provide reliable and efficient access to ML and generative AI models.
• Architect and evolve internal evaluation tooling and monitoring frameworks that allow teams to measure the performance, quality, and safety of their systems at scale.
• Act as a technical mentor by teaching software engineers and ML specialists how to adopt foundational capabilities, ensuring AI is easy to use and integrated into everyday development.
• Create and maintain high-quality documentation, internal guidance, and technical standards to help teams understand when and how to use AI effectively.
• Continuously improve Kraken's approach to AI enablement by balancing speed, cost, and quality within the infrastructure you manage.
• Work pragmatically - favouring solutions that work in production over theoretical perfection.

• ~3 years of professional experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or similar applied ML role.
• Strong Python skills and experience with common ML libraries and frameworks.
• Practical experience taking ML models from development into production.
• Good understanding of software engineering fundamentals (version control, testing, CI/CD etc).Experience working with cloud infrastructure and data pipelines.
• An ability to explain ML concepts clearly to non-ML engineers.A bias towards action, learning quickly, and improving systems over time.
• Prior experience building internal platforms or shared tooling.
• Exposure to MLOps practices, including model monitoring, evaluation, and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with considerations regarding data privacy, security, or responsible AI. Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia. In the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.5 and in Germany we rate 4.7 on Kununu as a Top Company. Check out our Welcome to the Jungle site (FR/EN) to learn more about our teams and culture.

Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy. We're a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. From optimising renewable generation, creating a more intelligent grid and enabling utilities to provide excellent customer experiences, our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone. It's a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better, more sustainable future. You'll work in the AI Foundations team which exists to enable AI across the entire company. We build the shared platforms, tooling and patterns that enable engineering & product teams to safely, reliably and efficiently use machine learning and generative AI across the business. This is not a research lab. This is a delivery-focused team that sits at the intersection of platform engineering, applied ML and developer enablement.