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# Machine Learning Engineer AI

- **Company:** Hackajob Ltd
- **Location:** Cheltenham, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Software Engineering, Pytorch, ReactJS, Backend, Git, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Operations, Front End Software Development, Software Version Control, Docker
- **Published:** September 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5880952758

## About the Role

* Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms and frameworks, with a general grounding in software engineering practices and curiosity about how ML models work.
 * Strong proficiency and hands-on programming experience in Python.
 * Practical experience working with machine learning frameworks (e.g. Pytorch) to build, train, evaluate, and deploy models.
 * Proficiency with Git for version control and collaborative development.
 * Familiarity with Docker to package, deploy, and run applications across environments.
 * Comfortable reading and evaluating ML research and translating findings into practical ideas worth testing.
 * Ability to evaluate new AI technologies, including generative and adversarial approaches, for relevance and feasibility within the UK Government domain.
 * Ability to build proof-of-concept applications that bridge the gap between initial research and real-world application.
 * Keen to grow into a technical resource for the practical application of AI within the organisation, sharing knowledge as expertise builds.
 * Applying data science techniques to support model research, evaluation, and refinement.
 * A quick learner who is easy to work with and will slot naturally into a close-knit, high-performing team.
 * Nice to have: experience with frontend technologies such as JavaScript and React.
 * Nice to have: experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
 * Nice to have: familiarity with other languages used for high-performance backend or ML workloads, such as Rust or C++.

## Description

* Research emerging machine learning models and techniques, and assess how they could be applied within our specialist domain.
 * Turn research into practical proofs of concept, exploring generative, adversarial, and other AI approaches.
 * Work with the team to understand our customers problems in depth and translate ML capability into solutions that fit their specialist domain.
 * Keep pace with the fast-moving field of AI, building knowledge across different model types and techniques and sharing what you learn with the team.
 * Contribute ideas and pick up new skills while working closely with a small, high-performing team of engineers and researchers.
 * Help build capability for the practical application of AI within the organisation.
 * Work on mission-critical public sector projects that support UK government customers.

Technologies:

 * AI
 * AWS
 * Azure
 * Backend
 * Cloud
 * Docker
 * Frontend
 * GCP
 * Git
 * Support
 * JavaScript
 * Machine Learning
 * PyTorch
 * Python
 * React
 * Rust
 * LESS
 * Security


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