Senior AI/ML Engineer

New Permanent Opportunity for a Senior AI/ML Engineer in Greater London

• Must hold active clearance – SC or MoD DV
• Up to £95k DoE plus bonus
• 4 days on site in Brentford – future travel to client site in Cambridge
• Strong experience across computer vision, deep learning and production AI CNNs, Vision Transformers and advanced neural network architectures

Who are we?

We are recruiting a Senior AI/ML Engineer with strong computer vision and deep learning experience for a highly technical AI organisation delivering advanced machine learning technologies across Defence, Security and other high-performance environments.

You’ll work alongside AI researchers, software engineers and technical leadership to transform cutting-edge research into robust, production-ready AI solutions. The role offers the opportunity to work on challenging computer vision applications deployed across both large-scale cloud environments and edge platforms.

What will the Senior AI/ML Engineer be doing?

You will design, develop and optimise advanced computer vision solutions using CNNs, Vision Transformers and modern deep learning techniques. You’ll develop customised neural network architectures, training strategies and evaluation methods, while translating state-of-the-art research into production-quality software.

The role will involve building scalable training, validation and inference pipelines, optimising models for edge and cloud deployment, and contributing to software architecture and engineering best practice. You’ll work closely with researchers, software engineers and customers to deliver innovative AI solutions for demanding real-world applications.

Key Skills and Requirements

• Strong Python/PyTorch development and production AI/ML experience
• Expert knowledge of CNNs, Vision Transformers and modern computer vision
• Experience developing custom neural networks, training strategies and AI research techniques
• Strong software engineering skills including Git, testing and CI/CD
• Experience with object detection, tracking, segmentation and real-time/edge AI
• Knowledge of GPU optimisation, Docker, Kubernetes and MLOps
• Experience with aerial/satellite/ISR imagery and/or Defence environments highly desirable
• MSc/PhD in AI, Computer Vision or ML or equivalent commercial experience

To be Considered:

Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly at For further information please call me on or - I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7 am until 10 pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, just search for Henry Clay-Davies. I look forward to hearing from you.

KEY SKILLS:

AI/ML Engineer / AI Engineer / Machine Learning / ML / Computer Vision / Deep Learning / CNN / Convolutional Neural Networks / Vision Transformers / ViT / PyTorch / TensorFlow / Neural Networks / Model Development / Model Optimisation / Object Detection / Segmentation / Tracking / GPU / Edge AI / Real-Time Inference / Python / Git / CI/CD / Docker / Kubernetes / MLOps