Senior Software Engineer – Data Science

Job Description:

The successful candidate will join a specialised team focused on developing machine learning and AI-driven capabilities that deliver valuable insights from large-scale, real-time distributed systems

• Designing and implementing machine learning and AI features from concept through deployment
• Working across the full product lifecycle, from idea generation and design to implementation and deployment
• Training, deploying, and supporting machine learning models in production environments
• Building software solutions capable of processing and analysing large-scale datasets
• Collaborating with software engineers, data specialists, and cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges
• Contributing to scalable, distributed systems and microservice-based architectures
• Ensuring solutions are practical, maintainable, and valuable to both end users and support teams
• Contributing to an engineering culture centred around innovation, learning, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence

• Exposure to petabyte-scale data environments
• The opportunity to work at the intersection of Software Engineering, AI, and Data Science
• Strong focus on mentorship, skills development, and continuous learning
• Hybrid working model that supports flexibility and work-life balance
• The ability to influence products from conception to deployment rather than working on isolated components

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in Data Science or a data-focused software engineering role
• Proven experience training, deploying, and supporting machine learning or AI models in production environments
• Strong programming ability in Python and/or Java
• Strong SQL and database design skills with experience working on large datasets
• Experience with data wrangling, feature engineering, and model evaluation
• Experience working in Unix-based environments, including scripting, networking, and troubleshooting
• Experience with version control systems, containers, CI/CD processes, and microservice architectures

• Master's degree in a relevant field
• Experience with Apache Kafka or real-time event processing
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges
• Experience with NLP, LLMs, RAG architectures, or audio processing
• Experience deploying ML services as scalable microservices.
• Leadership or mentoring experience
• Exposure to telecommunications, signal processing, or IP networking

• Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline
• Minimum 3 years of relevant Data Science or Software Engineering experience