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Vallum Associates

Data Scientist or AI/ML Engineer

Vallum Associates
United Kingdom · Contract · Mid-Senior

You have:

· Advanced Python proficiency, especially in scalable, clean code architecture and microservices (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, asyncio)

· Solid understanding of API integration patterns and inter-servic communication (e.g. REST, Kafka)

· Experience with authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g. OAuth2, JWT, Azure AD)

· At least two ML/AI solutions delivered to production, ideally involving document understanding, NLP or search/retrieval systems

· Practical knowledge and hands-on experience with: RAG architectures, LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Antropic), Vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Azure AI Search), Embeddings (e.g., OpenAI)

· Strong grasp of NLP techniques: named entity recognition (NER), document classification, chunking, summarization, question answering.

· Ability to evaluate trade-offs and select appropriate ML/AI techniques for a given problem.

· Experience with PoC development and iterating quickly based on results.

· Familiarity with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar agentic frameworks.

· Strong debugging, profiling, and optimization skills for AI applications.

Key Skills

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ai microservices fastapi python flask
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Posted
Sep 04, 2025
Type
Contract
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
London Area

Industries

Financial Services Banking Investment Banking

Categories

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