Understanding Recruitment
Founding MLOps Engineer
Requirements
Strong Python engineering skills and experience with production ML workflows, MLOps, or data engineering are required. Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure is also necessary, along with a preference for candidates who enjoy building from scratch.
Job Description
Founding MLOps & Data Engineer
London | £70,000–£120,000 + Equity
We're hiring a Founding MLOps & Data Engineer to join a venture-backed deep-tech startup applying machine learning to solve complex real-world problems in a critical global industry.
You'll own the infrastructure, tooling and data pipelines that enable ML models to move from research into production. Working closely with ML researchers and product engineers, you'll build scalable training and inference workflows, improve reproducibility and model governance, and help shape the long-term architecture of the ML platform.
We're looking for:
- Strong Python engineering skills
- Experience with production ML workflows, MLOps or data engineering
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP or Azure)
- Someone who enjoys building from scratch and operating with high autonomy
Bonus points for:
- Geospatial or scientific computing experience
- ML platform engineering
- CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, or model governance experience
We're much more interested in ownership, drive and problem-solving ability than a specific number of years of experience.
Location: King's Cross, London (4 days/week)
Compensation: £70,000–£120,000 + meaningful equity
Visa sponsorship available for exceptional candidates
Skills
About Understanding Recruitment
The Understanding Recruitment Universe Understanding Recruitment is the go-to destination for technology recruitment with headquarters in St. Albans, England. Specialising in Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, and Web3, our team of over 90 recruiters is adept in navigating the dynamic landscapes of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Java, JavaScript, Python, Rust, Golang, .NET, DevOps, Product Management, and other tech roles within the Software Development Lifecycle. As your total talent solution partner, we seamlessly connect organisations with top-tier talent and empower tech professionals to discover their perfect fit within the ever-evolving tech industry. We offer unparalleled matches and comprehensive support across the UK, Europe, and the USA. In 2023, Understanding Recruitment became a 60% employee-owned company. This exciting development empowers our dedicated team to share in the financial rewards of our ongoing success. In the same year, we were recognised in Recruiter's annual FAST 50 listing, as the No.1 fastest-growing privately-owned recruitment business in the UK. Our in-house training programme also won a prestigious Princess Royal Training Award that is awarded to employers in the UK and Ireland who can prove that their outstanding training and skills development programmes have resulted in exceptional benefits for their business. With over a decade of success, 2022 marked the year we secured the much coveted Best Companies 3-star accreditation with a remarkable BCI score of 738 or higher, signifying 'world-class' workplace engagement. We've also been honoured as the 'Best Staffing Firm to Work For' for three consecutive years (2016-2018), and were named 'Business of the Year' at the 2017 SME Hertfordshire Business Awards.