Location: Paddington (2-4days in the office per month) Ready to Unleash Your Talent? Are you an ML Engineer who's passionate about building things that matter? Do you thrive in a fun, collaborative environment where you can make a real impact? If you're nodding along, we want to hear from you! Pinnacle Pet UK is looking for a talented ML Engineer to join our fantastic data team. We're a group that values hard work, creativity, and supporting each other to be our best. This isn't just a job; it's a chance to shape the future of our data strategy and see your work come to life. What You'll Be Doing As our ML Engineer, you'll be at the heart of our machine learning operations. You'll get to: Build & Deploy: Create and manage the engineering solutions for our machine learning models, from data pipelines and storage to full production deployment using MLOps best practices. Own the Platform: Take charge of our Azure ML platform, ensuring it's a robust, efficient, and secure environment for our data scientists to do their best work. Collaborate & Innovate: Work closely with our Data Science and Analytics teams to tackle exciting business problems. You'll be the bridge between brilliant ideas and real-world solutions. Drive Best Practices: Champion high standards for code, data, and model governance, helping to embed best practices like versioning, CI/CD, and cost optimization. What You'll Bring to the Table We're looking for someone with a blend of technical expertise and a great team spirit. Ideally, you'll have: Strong Technical Skills: Solid experience with Python, Azure (especially Azure ML), Docker, and Git. You're comfortable with data pipelines, APIs, and the principles of MLOps. A Collaborative Mindset: You enjoy working with others, sharing knowledge, and being a key player in a diverse team. A Passion for ML: You have a genuine interest in machine learning concepts and technologies (like scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch) and a desire to solve complex problems. A Proactive Attitude: You're a self-starter who isn't afraid to challenge the status quo and bring fresh ideas to the table. An appetite for Gen AI and experience with SQL would be a fantastic bonus! Why Join Pinnacle Pet UK? We believe that a great workplace is about more than just the work itself. Here, you'll find: A Supportive Team: We're a friendly, close-knit group that genuinely enjoys working together. We celebrate wins, learn from challenges, and always have each other's backs. Meaningful Projects: Your work will have a direct and visible impact on our business and our customers. You won't just be a cog in the machine. Work-Life Balance: We work hard, but we also know that life happens outside of the office. We're committed to creating a healthy and sustainable work environment. Growth & Development: We encourage curiosity and provide opportunities to learn and grow your skills. Sound like your kind of place? Apply now and let's build something amazing together! What you can expect from us: 24 Days holiday, increasing with length of service, your birthday off plus the option to buy extra days holiday as part of our flexible benefits offering. 2 days paid charity volunteering Pension scheme 5% Employer 3% Employee contributions Life Insurance Dedicated learning department to support your induction with us. Opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and gain valuable experience. Option to join your team and company social events. The current team at Pinnacle Pet UK truly represents the broad diversity of our pet parents and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions, and sexual orientations. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence. As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a credit check and references checks. Under the latest UK Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances. Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.