AI Engineer

AI Engineer UK Remote

About bigspark

bigspark, a UK based consultancy delivering next level data platforms and solutions with a focus on exciting technologies including Apache Spark, Apache Kafka and working on projects within Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Streaming and Data Science is looking for an AI Engineer to join our team on a permanent basis in a remote, work from home capacity.

We provide the backbone for modern analytics to our clients through expertise in DevOps, distributed computing, machine learning and adoption of proven open source projects. We specialise in backend development, infrastructure automation and performance engineering for data workloads at scale.

Your Role

In your hands-on role of AI Engineer you will

• Adhere and contribute to our delivery principles

• Develop scalable and efficient AI pipelines for training, testing and deploying machine learning models in a production environment.

• Optimize performance and accuracy of AI models through experimentation and fine-tuning.

• Thorough understanding of the Machine Learning Operation (MLOps) and model lifecycle

• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning technologies and incorporate into our solutions as appropriate.

• Interact with stakeholders and program management to understand client requirements

• Solution Design – Using predefined architectural components to agree an acceptable design

• Deliver software development for clients, whilst collaborating with team members at various levels across the globe

Your Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.

• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) and distributed computing frameworks.

• Knowledge of software engineering best practices, including version control, automated testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).

• Experience with natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, or other specialized domains within AI/ML.

• Proven experience in developing AI/ML solutions, preferably in a commercial setting.

• Strong proficiency in Python programming and popular libraries/frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.

• Solid understanding of machine learning concepts, algorithms, and techniques, including supervised/unsupervised learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, etc.

• Hands-on experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation/validation.

• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and experience deploying AI models at scale.

• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently or collaboratively in a team environment.

• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

In return you will receive:

Competitive salary
Generous Annual Leave
Discretionary Annual Bonus
Pension Scheme
Life Assurance
Private Medical Cover (inc family)
Permanent Health Insurance Cover / Income Protection
Employee Assistance Programme
A Perkbox account
Access to an Independent Financial Advisor

Laptop
Remote, work from home position