Machine Learning Engineer

The opportunity
At BT, we are developing new and exciting propositions for our customers, many of which will tap into the vast amount of data available to us (some of the richest and most exciting in the UK).  We are looking for innovative and collaborative people to shape those propositions with us, safely and radically.  

In particular, we are looking for super-talented Machine Learning Engineers and technical specialists. You’ll be playing a leading role in accelerating the productionisation of ML across the Data Science community as part of the transformation of a 178 year-old UK brand.  You’ll be collaborating with many different teams across BT and be able to showcase your ability to provide high-value insights.  

You could be a key member of BT’s Data & AI business, part of BT’s Digital unit.  The diverse team has big growth ambitions centred on building personal, simple and brilliant propositions that are underpinned by Data and AI.  If you would like to join us, please get in contact.  

We can offer you myriad opportunities to learn and develop, experience a range of careers and expand your network.  In particular, training on specific tools and platforms can be provided if necessary.

Your responsibilities will be to…
•    Play a significant role in realising ML in production for BT; through the effective utilisation of the Data Science Platform(s) and improving infrastructure and tooling to enable the business to operate quickly and safely.
•    Be a senior figure in a distributed team of Machine Learning Engineers working with the Data Science community across all business units in BT.
•    Work closely with Data Scientists in the AI team, and across BT’s business units.
•    Help the business to realise the value from their AI initiatives through speeding up their solution delivery, ensuring that all ML artefacts are captured, and the solution is robust enough for production.
•    Report on progress clearly and succinctly to a wide range of colleagues, in and outside the immediate team.
•    Be a subject matter expert across BT for MLOps, with a responsibility for advising other teams to encourage the usage of AI and ML infrastructure.
•    Drive the high-quality and efficient deployment of multiple ML techniques across multiple products and business units.
•    Enable novel ML models to be productionised and scaled across BT, with full lifecycle management (including Continuous Integration, Delivery and Training).
•    Set good software engineering practices for IaC, with the Data, AI & Cloud engineering communities. Leading this important for the ML Engineering concerns.
•    Leading by example, and directly coaching Machine Learning Engineering specialists and early careers colleagues, on your specialist topic.

What we are looking for from you…
•    Demonstrable tenure & impact, playing a significant role in Platform or Infra engineering; Ideally for Platforms concerned with ML deployment/MLOps /end-to-end Data Science initiatives.
•    Direct and recent experience engineering on Cloud ML platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Vertex AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sagemaker or Microsoft Azure ML Studio. GCP is advantageous.
•    Prior experience building IAC, Platforms & ML pipelines. Productionising ML solutions, particularly for large-scale, high-throughput, low-latency applications.
•    Significant experience in Production with Python and Cloud deployment technology e.g. Terraform including determining IaC practices & standards for ML Practitioners.
•    Experience with MLOps orchestration (Kubeflow, TFX, Kedro etc.) and in building data pipelines using tools such as Apache Beam, Spark, Kafka and MLFlow) would be desirable.
•    Experience of working directly with customers/stakeholders and as part of an Agile squad.
•    Design & delivery experience in implementing and steering good software engineering practices (DevOps, CI/CD, Testing) in tools such as Gitlab.
 

Benefits 
    • Competitive salary
    • 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
    • 10% on target bonus
    • Life Assurance
    • Pension scheme
    • Direct share scheme
    • Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
    • 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
    • Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
    • BT TV with TNT Sports and NOW Entertainment
    • 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM Only plans & airtime element off a Flex Pay plan
 
 
How to Apply
It’s easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don’t worry if you need to make changes – you’ll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!
 

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. 

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.  

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON’T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.