Senior Data Scientist/AI Engineer

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist or ML Engineer with 5+ years of experience, covering both classic machine learning and generative AI.
• We want someone who has successfully built multiple data science products that have delivered measurable impact.
• We need strong experience with Databricks, AWS, or GCP, including real-time deployment experience.
• We are looking for strong Python skills and a proven aptitude for experimentation tools such as MLflow or DBX for A/B testing.
• We want a pragmatic, collaborative person who enjoys working in a bridge role and helping others deliver faster.
• We value someone who does their homework, shares expertise, and is willing to challenge the status quo to remove complexity.

Responsibilities:

• We work closely with cross-functional teams to build, test, and maximise the value of models ranging from LLMs to propensity and classification.
• We contribute to the end-to-end development and deployment of ML and AI models to deliver tangible commercial value.
• We act as a technical bridge between Data Science and MLOps to embed best-practice deployment techniques across the team.
• We take hands-on ownership of large projects, working with a large, event-based data set.
• We research, advise, and deploy models from day one in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• We help shape our AI strategy, ensuring we continue to leverage GenAI for maximum impact.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Databricks
• GCP
• Support
• Machine Learning
• MLflow
• MLOps
• Python
• Cloud

More:

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams for our customers, our people, and our communities. We are both an insurance provider and a technology company, with over 1,000,000 active insurance policies and coverage across more than 1,200 trades. Through our global social impact strategy, The Big Dreams Project, we are working to help 10,000 small businesses start or grow by 2030. This is a permanent Technology role based in London. We offer a hybrid working model with strong work-life balance, 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, the option to buy five additional days, flexible parental leave, life event leave, paid sabbaticals, private medical insurance through BUPA, a competitive salary with annual bonus potential, learning and development support, mental health counselling access, pension matching, life assurance, a car scheme, and a flexible benefits scheme. We are committed to equality, inclusion, and a respectful workplace where people can do their very best work.

last updated 34 week of 2026