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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Machine Learning Engineer - **Company:** Tesco PLC - **Location:** Welwyn Garden City, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £41,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Vision, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Decision Support Systems, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Grafana, Apache Spark, Git, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Splunk, Software Version Control, Programming Languages - **Published:** May 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer/tesco-plc-job107305656 ## About the Role You'll come from either an Engineering or Data Science background, with a good understanding of the Data Science Toolkit (Programming, Machine Learning, MLOps etc) and bringing data science solutions into production. You therefore tick the majority of the following points: Key Requirements: * A higher degree in engineering, computer science, maths or science. * Customer focus with the right balance between outcome delivery and technical excellence. * The ability to apply technical skills and know-how to solving real world business problems. * Demonstratable experience of building scalable and resilient systems. * Commercial experience contributing to the success of high impact Data Science projects within complex organisations. * Awareness of emerging MLOps practices and tooling would be an advantage e.g. feature stores and model lifecycle management. * An analytical mind set and the ability to tackle specific business problems. * Experience with different programming languages and a good grasp of at least one language. The ideal candidate is fluent in Python. * Use of version control (Git) and related software lifecycle tooling. * Experience with tooling for monitoring, logging and alerting e.g. Splunk or Grafana. * Understanding of common data structures and algorithms. * Experience working with open-source Data-Science environments. * Knowledge of open source big-data technologies such as Apache Spark. * Experience building solutions that run in the cloud, ideally Azure. * Experience with software development methodologies including Scrum & Kanban. ## Description Within Tesco Data & Analytics, we help our customers and the communities where we operate get the most value from data. We build and run Tesco's data platforms, we architect and engineer data onto these platforms, provide capabilities and tools to the analytics community across Tesco, and develop data products at scale. Our Data Science teams are involved in a broad range of projects, spanning across supply chain, logistics, store and online. These include projects in the areas of Operations Optimisations, Commercial Decision Support (e.g. Forecasting and Range Optimisation), Online (e.g. Search and Recommendation) and Intelligent Edge (e.g. Computer Vision). Our Machine Learning Engineers work alongside our data scientists, helping with everything from development of tools and platforms, code optimisations through to deployment of solutions on the edge, cloud and big-data environments. You will be responsible for As a Machine Learning Engineer, you'll be a significant contributor to the delivery of products in one of Tesco's most strategic technology areas. You'll work with other engineers, data scientists, product managers, systems engineers, and analytics professionals to help deliver valuable and innovative outcomes for our customers. You'll work within and across our Engineering and Data Science teams, delivering scalable products that improve how we serve our customers and run our operations. In this role, responsibilities will include: * Participating in group discussions on system design and architecture. * Working with product teams to communicate and translate needs into technical requirements. * Working with Data Scientists, Engineers and Product teams across the software lifecycle. * Delivering high quality code and solutions, bringing solutions into production. * Performing code reviews to optimise technical performance of data science solutions. * Supporting production systems, resolving incidents, and performing root cause analysis. * Continually look for how we can evolve and improve our technology, processes and practices. * Sharing knowledge with the wider engineering community. * Applying SDLC practices to create and release robust software. ## Related Videos - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [MLops – Deploying, Maintaining And Evolving Machine Learning Models in Production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/115-mlops-deploying-maintaining-and-evolving-machine-learning-models-in-production) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023)