2554 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Proven leadership of data science teams and delivery of applied ML solutions
- Hands-on expertise in Python, modelling, and statistical methods
- Ability to balance technical contribution with people and project leadership
- Experience working in agile environments with clear accountability to delivery timelines
- Strong stakeholder influence and communication skills
- A degree in a quantitative discipline or equivalent experience applying ML in production
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of data scientists delivering ML and analytics initiatives across product domains
- Guide technical direction, ensuring high standards in modelling, experimentation, and reproducibility
- Balance people leadership with technical contribution, including design, peer reviews, and hands-on coding
- Drive delivery with a focus on sprint planning, scoping, estimation, and accountability to timelines
- Track progress, remove blockers, and ensure timely delivery of high-impact solutions
- Work closely with cross-functional leads to align roadmaps and prioritise high-impact opportunities
- Translate strategic goals into well-scoped projects and ensure they are resourced and delivered effectively
- Advocate for data science in planning, helping stakeholders understand what’s possible
- Coach and mentor your team through regular feedback, career conversations, and technical support
- Support hiring, onboarding, and development initiatives across data science
- Contribute to a high-performing, inclusive, and curious team culture
- Champion scalable, responsible, and maintainable approaches to deploying AI in production
- Collaborate on improving workflows, observability, and documentation standards
- Contribute to model governance practices including validation, explainability, and testing
Description
At Compare the Market, we’re a purpose-driven business powered by tech and AI, fostering high-performing, results-driven teams. We promote growth and the ability to directly impact the lives of our customers. We are located in London or Peterborough with a hybrid working model, and we value diversity, inclusion, and empowerment in our workplace, allowing our employees to thrive while making a real difference.
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 92 different Data Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.