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Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Rowden Technologies · Bristol

Rowden is a Bristol engineering company of around 200 people that turns advances in sensing, AI and communications into technology for national security. This Principal Machine Learning Engineer is a hands-on technical authority on its most important ML work, from large model training to deployment on edge hardware.

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Company
Rowden Technologies
Where
Bristol
Function
AI / ML & Data
Posted
4 days ago
Work mode
Hybrid
Categories
AI & ML

The role

What you’ll do

  • Lead the technical approach on the most demanding ML projects
  • Lead large model work: pre-training, fine-tuning and distributed training
  • Bring LLM and agent expertise to projects with tight cost and latency limits
  • Represent Rowden at trials and with customers, and contribute to bids

What you’ll need

  • Deep ML and deep learning expertise, with a strong grounding in the maths
  • Hands-on experience training large models across multiple GPUs or nodes
  • Practical work with LLMs and agents, including RAG and evaluation
  • Excellent Python, plus an MSc or equivalent experience

Good to know: At least three days a week at the Bristol HQ, with some international travel. Must be eligible for DV clearance. No defence background needed. Salary is not published but is discussed at the first stage.

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