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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Machine Learning Engineer - **Company:** SR2 - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Biology, Machine Learning, Language Modeling, Molecular Modeling, Software Engineering, Pytorch, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Operations, Hardware Infrastructure - **Published:** July 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2854465816-2 ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience building advanced machine learning systems in production environments * Strong expertise in foundation models, transformers, representation learning, and generative AI * Proven experience training large-scale models on distributed GPU infrastructure * Deep knowledge of PyTorch, JAX, or equivalent deep learning frameworks * Strong software engineering and systems design capabilities * Experience leading complex technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams * Expertise in probabilistic modelling, uncertainty estimation, Bayesian methods, or related techniques * Track record of translating cutting-edge research into scalable production systems Highly Desirable * Experience applying machine learning to protein engineering, antibody discovery, or computational biology * Familiarity with antibody sequence datasets, immune repertoire modelling, or protein language models * Experience with structural biology data including AlphaFold, protein embeddings, or molecular simulation outputs * Knowledge of antibody developability, binding affinity prediction, or therapeutic optimisation workflows * Experience with diffusion models, graph neural networks, or generative protein design approaches * Publications in machine learning, protein modelling, computational biology, or AI for Science ## Description We're working with a stealth-mode AI biotech company building foundation models purpose-built for antibody discovery and engineering. Their mission is to develop biological foundation models capable of understanding the language of antibodies, antigens, immune systems, and protein interactions at unprecedented scale. By combining large-scale biological datasets with state-of-the-art machine learning, we're creating AI systems that can design, optimise, and predict therapeutic antibodies with significantly greater speed and accuracy than traditional approaches. Their vision is to build the foundational intelligence layer for the next generation of antibody therapeutics. The Opportunity We're hiring a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to lead the development of our core antibody foundation model platform. You'll work at the intersection of large-scale machine learning, protein modelling, and therapeutic discovery, helping define the architecture, infrastructure, and technical direction behind models trained on billions of biological sequences and experimental observations. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll influence both research strategy and engineering execution while working alongside computational biologists, protein engineers, and ML researchers. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in foundation models with a genuine interest in solving complex problems in antibody design and immunology. 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