3184 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Proven commercial ML/Data Science delivery with measurable impact
- Experience taking models into production and managing performance over time
- Prior experience leading or mentoring Data Scientists
- Strong Python (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn or similar)
- Strong SQL (complex joins, aggregations, analytical functions)
- Solid grounding in applied statistics, evaluation design, calibration, bias/fairness
- Experience working closely with Engineering/Data teams in production-first environments
- Comfortable operating within regulated industries
- Desirable: AWS experience (S3, Athena/Glue, IAM, Lambda)
- Desirable: SageMaker or equivalent ML platform experience
- Desirable: Financial services domain knowledge (risk, fraud, affordability, payments)
- Desirable: Experience with model explainability and governance documentation
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a growing Data Science team, setting standards and delivery cadence
- Own end-to-end ML solutions - from problem framing and feature engineering to deployment, monitoring, and governance
- Translate business objectives into modelling strategies aligned to risk appetite and operational constraints
- Build and deploy models using Python, SQL, and AWS (SageMaker or equivalent)
- Partner closely with Engineering, Data, and Risk/Financial Crime teams to ensure robust, production-ready solutions
- Establish monitoring frameworks for performance, drift, and retraining
- Drive clear documentation, traceability, and governance appropriate for a regulated environment
- Focus on operational impact, adoption, and long-term model performance
Description
We are a fast-growing UK FinTech business serving thousands of customers, investing heavily in our data capability. We are looking for a Lead Data Scientist to drive end-to-end machine learning delivery within a regulated financial environment. This role offers hybrid working, a competitive pension, additional paid leave for special occasions, an employee assistance programme, and a modern collaborative office environment.
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 109 different Data Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.