4 months ago
London, United KingdomMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Build, test, and deploy AI and machine learning components within client projects.
- Develop GenAI and LLM-based features using prompting, retrieval-augmented generation, and simple agentic workflows.
- Perform traditional data science tasks including data preparation, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation.
- Translate solution designs into clean, well-documented, production-minded code.
- Contribute to model evaluation, testing, and monitoring.
- Support, review, and guide graduate and junior resources.
- Help peers resolve technical problems and share knowledge across the team.
- Participate in client and team discussions and communicate work clearly.
Requirements
- Typically 2–4 years of experience in data science, machine learning, or AI engineering.
- Strong grounding in core data science and machine learning.
- Practical experience with LLMs and generative AI, including prompting and RAG.
- Familiarity with building and orchestrating AI agents.
- Strong Python and common data and machine learning libraries, with good engineering practices.
- Clear communication and collaborative teamwork.
- Exposure to cloud AI platforms, with Azure experience preferred.
- Experience with MLOps and LLMOps is preferred.
- Early experience mentoring junior colleagues is preferred.
- Interest in consulting and client-facing delivery is preferred.
- Willingness to work on client sites, travel, and stay away from home for extended periods.
- Eligibility to work in the UK without restriction.
Benefits
- BDP Plus reward programme with points exchangeable for a three-month paid sabbatical or cash equivalent.
- 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
- Five-day holiday buy/sell option.
- Private medical insurance and life cover.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eligibility for the company pension scheme with a 5% employer contribution and salary sacrifice option.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Bespoke online learning through Udemy for Business.
- Client-site work and travel may be required, potentially for extended periods.
- Clear path toward a leadership track.
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About Talan
Talan is a Paris‑headquartered, privately held consulting and technology group that delivers data, AI, and IT services to large enterprises. It combines management consulting with systems integration, software engineering, and production support across sectors such as banking and financial services, energy, transport, retail, and healthcare. The firm operates internationally and supports clients’ end‑to‑end change programs, from CRM and agile transformations to architecture, application development, and run.