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Principal ML Engineer

Manchester, Greater Manchester🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-10 → 2026-08-07

Core

Lead the design and evolution of an industrial-grade Computer Vision production pipeline, ensuring robust deployment of visual intelligence systems at global scale.

Role type

Principal AI/ML Engineer (Technical Lead)

Builds

Production-ready Computer Vision systems (Object Detection, Segmentation, Tracking, Transformer architectures)

Domain

Computer Vision / Deep Learning / Industrial AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Computer Vision techniques, deep learning architectures, Python, C++, MLOps, systems engineering, team leadership

Preferred skills

MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field

Technologies

Python, C++, Transformer-based architectures

Responsibilities

Own and scale the end-to-end AI/ML production lifecycle; Build high-performance Computer Vision systems for production deployment; Drive development across Object Detection, Segmentation, Tracking, and Transformer-based architectures; Define standards across MLOps, model quality, deployment, monitoring, and engineering best practice; Improve the speed and efficiency of taking models from raw data to production; Work cross-functionally with Product and Engineering teams on long-term technical strategy; Hire, mentor, and grow AI/ML engineering teams across multiple locations

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with leadership

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