Lead Machine Learning Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to join our ML team in London, England, leading the development of ML/AI services.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of your workstream, making decisions on model architecture, solution design, and engineering approach.
• Actively contribute to the code base, writing and reviewing production code and working alongside your team.
• Manage and develop a team of machine learning engineers, including line management, coaching, performance development, and workstream planning.
• Set and uphold high standards for engineering quality and ensuring end-to-end delivery from experimentation through to production.
• Collaborate with tech, product, and data colleagues to shape solutions and influence the platforms and infrastructure that support your workstream.
• Translate business requirements into clearly scoped technical solutions, and communicate recommendations and results clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Be a champion for good engineering and ML practice across the Group AI function, contributing to a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Support the data leadership in developing a strong data culture, promote the team internally and externally.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading engineering teams, with direct line management responsibility and a track record of developing engineers.
• Deep hands-on expertise in machine learning, with the ability to design, build, and critically evaluate models and make sound architectural decisions for your team.
• Strong software engineering background, with experience delivering end-to-end production ML systems and a willingness to remain an active technical contributor.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL across the full ML development lifecycle.
• Experience deploying and operating ML services on cloud platforms (preferably GCP).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior non-technical stakeholders and advocate for technical decisions.

We Offer

• Private Health Care: Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA.
• Kingfisher Pension Scheme: Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.
• 25 Days' Holiday: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (prorated for part-time colleagues).
• Staff Discount: 20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.
• Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP): Share ownership in a tax-efficient way.
• Life Assurance: x4 Salary plus benefit equal to the value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.
• Bonus: Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.
• Kingfisher Share Save: Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period.

About the Company

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama, and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose, Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone, we believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

Application Process

1. Application: Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.
2. Review: A member of the Talent Acquisition team will review your application and let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.
3. Interview 1: You’ll then have a telephone interview/one-to-one conversation with a recruiter.
4. Interview 2: As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face-to-face or virtual interview.
5. Feedback: Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!

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London

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