Software Engineer (Machine Learning - MLOps)
About the role
We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer, to join our growing Data Science Engineering team. You'll work with other engineers, data scientists, product managers, systems engineers, and analytics professionals to help deliver valuable and innovative outcomes for our customers. You'll work within and across our Engineering and Data Science teams, delivering scalable products that improve how we serve our customers and run our operations.
This role would suit someone with previous experience working as an ML Engineer / Data Science Engineer.
About the Team:
Within Tesco Data & Analytics, we help our customers and the communities where we operate get the most value from data. We build and run Tesco's data platforms, we architect and engineer data onto these platforms, provide capabilities and tools to the analytics community across Tesco, develop data products at scale and maintain existing applications.
Our Data Science team are involved in a broad range of projects, spanning across supply chain, logistics, store and online. These include projects in the areas of Operations Optimizations, Commercial Decision Support (e.g. Forecasting, Range Optimization, Supply Chain support), Online (e.g. Search and Recommendation) and Intelligent Edge (e.g. Computer Vision). Our Machine Learning Engineers work alongside our data scientists, helping with everything from development of tools and platforms, code optimization through to deployment of solutions on the edge, cloud and big-data environments.
What is in it for you
Hybrid working
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That's why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about different flexible working options. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a career, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
This role requires you to be based in or near Kraków, as you will spend 60% (3 days) of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely.
Benefits
Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with (for all):
Permanent contract from the go - as a sign of our trust in your abilities
MacBook as your tool for work
Learning opportunities - certified technical training and learning platforms like Udemy
Referral Bonus
Sports activities with a personal trainer in the office
Additional 4 days of paid leave to support your well-being and family life
Up to 20% yearly salary bonus - based on both individual and business performance
Private healthcare (LuxMed)
Cafeteria & Multisport
Supporting those, who are not yet eligible for full holiday entitlement, by expanding their pool from 20 to 25 days
IP Tax Deductible Costs
If that sounds exciting, then we'd love to hear from you!
Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.
You will be responsible for
Participating in group discussions on system design and architecture
Working with product teams to communicate and translate needs into technical requirements
Working alongside our Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Product teams across the software lifecycle
Delivering high quality code and solutions, bringing solutions into production
Performing code reviews to optimize technical performance of data science solutions.
Supporting production systems, resolving incidents, and performing root cause analysis
Look for how we can evolve and improve our technology, processes and practices
Sharing knowledge with the immediate engineering team
Collaborate with other teams on more complex initiatives via working groups
Improve and build solutions using GenAI
Applying SDLC practices to create and release robust software
You will need
You come from either an Engineering or Data Science background, with a good understanding of the Data Science Toolkit (Programming, Machine Learning, MLOps etc) and bringing data science solutions into production. You therefore tick the majority of the following points:
Key Requirements:
A higher degree in engineering, computer science, maths or science.
Customer focus with the right balance between outcome delivery and technical excellence. The ability to apply technical skills and know-how to solving real world business problems.
Demonstratable experience of building MLOps systems according to the best market standards.
Commercial experience contributing to the success of high impact Data Science projects within complex organisations.
Awareness of emerging MLOps practices and tooling would be an advantage e.g. feature stores and model lifecycle management.
An analytical mind set and the ability to tackle specific business problems .
Experience with different programming languages and a good grasp of at least one language. The ideal candidate is fluent in Python.
Use of version control (Git) and related software lifecycle tooling.
Experience with tooling for monitoring, logging and alerting e.g. Splunk or Grafana.
Understanding of common data structures and algorithms.
Experience working with open-source Data-Science environments.
Knowledge of open source big-data technologies such as Apache Spark.
Experience building solutions that run in the cloud, ideally Azure.
Experience with software development methodologies including Scrum & Kanban.
A background or strong understanding of the retail sector, logistics and/or ecommerce would be advantageous but is not required.
Unsure if you fit all the criteria? Apply and give us the chance to evaluate your potential - you could be the perfect fit!
About us
Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.
At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you.
Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.
Want to get to know us better?
Watch our team talk about our culture - YouTube
What our colleagues like the most at Tesco:
We develop our own products
We make an impact; large scale of operation
Accountability and respect are given to us
We cooperate and support each other
There are great colleagues who are divided into small teams here
We can develop and learn new things
Discover how our colleagues shape Tesco's tomorrow
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