Machine Learning Engineer

In YouGov Shopper, we believe that constant innovation is the key to improve the pertinence and quality of the data that we receive from our consumer panel members and app users.

Our team’s goal is to reduce the associated workload by increasing automation. We achieve this by combining panelist data with a large variety of additional data sources, using creative data science and an increasing usage of LLMs. As an ML/Data Engineer, you will join our cross-functional team of ML engineers and data scientists to develop new components for our text-matching framework.

You will support data scientists with their day-to-day work, supporting a seamless research-to-production workflow regarding data and code and work closely with our SREs and software engineers to integrate our DS/ML components with our productive data processing pipelines on AWS.

Tools & Technology:

• Python.
• AWS (Lambda, SageMaker, APIGateway, Bedrock).
• Docker, Terraform, mlflow.
• git, GitLab (CI/CD, runners).
• MongoDB.
• ELK stack.
• Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, Miro.

You will:

• Develop data science and ML components from research to production (NLP, OCR, LLM) working closely with the team and our stakeholders in an agile environment.
• Apply coding best practices and company standards for our Python code.
• Work on efficient CI/CD pipelines to continuously deploy our new features and models.
• Set up and refine ML and data pipelines.
• Work on our monitoring and alerting system (AWS Cloudwatch / Kibana).
• Present your and your team’s achievements to a broader audience, i.e. during agile ceremonies and internal knowledge-sharing events.

You have:

• At least 2-3 years of applicable work experience.
• Good knowledge of machine learning algorithms, preferably in NLP and text recognition.
• Knowledge about using LLMs for research and productive use.
• Ability to think abstractly and come up with creative and innovative solutions.

Company Description and Culture 

YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.    

We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.  

Why join YouGov? 

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. 

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.  

Life at YouGov 

We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do. 

We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.  

Equal Opportunity Employer 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need. 

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