Senior Staff Machine Learning Scientist - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We’re hiring a Senior Staff Machine Learning Scientist to join our dynamic team at Monzo. This remote position offers you the chance to shape the future of banking by leveraging machine learning to enhance customer experiences. You will play a pivotal role in defining and executing our long-term ML strategy, working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

What You'll Do

• Define and execute the strategic vision for machine learning across Operations and adjacent business areas.
• Develop reusable ML architectures and modeling standards adopted by multiple teams.
• Act as a senior technical authority, setting best practices and architectural patterns for ML across the organization.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Leadership teams to integrate ML-driven solutions into core business processes.
• Advocate for responsible AI practices, ensuring fairness, robustness, and transparency in our models.
• Mentor and coach ML practitioners at all levels, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Engage with the broader ML community, sharing knowledge through conferences, blog posts, and open-source contributions.

Requirements

• Proven track record of leading large-scale ML initiatives with tangible business impact.
• Experience in developing state-of-the-art deep learning models, LLMs, and advanced AI architectures.
• Expertise in ML model development, deployment, and MLOps at scale.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Comfortable with microservices architecture; Go Lang experience is a plus.
• Experience with real-time ML applications, reinforcement learning, graph-based models, and/or NLP.
• Ability to communicate complex ML concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to Have

• Track record of shaping ML strategy and system design in highly-scaling support or operational environments.
• Contributions to industry standards, open source software libraries, or public thought leadership in machine learning systems.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £157,000 to £210,000, commensurate with experience.
• Flexible working hours and a remote work environment.
• Learning budget of £1,000 a year for training courses and conferences.
• Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship available.
• Inclusive work culture that values diversity and provides equal opportunities for all.