Machine Learning Engineer

OverviewWe''re Kingfisher, a team of over 76,000 passionate people bringing Kingfisher and all our brands: BandQ, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. That''s right, we''re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that''s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton and Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing team, to develop and deploy core ML/AI algorithms required to tackle data science challenges across Kingfisher Group. You will support data science projects from start to production, developing quality code and carrying out automated build and deployments, working closely with colleagues in the Data Science team as well as stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities

Develop high-quality machine learning models to solve business challenges

Develop production quality code and carry out basic automated builds and deployments

Write comprehensive, well written documentation that meets our needs

Identify work and dependencies, tracking progress through a set of tasks

Communicate clearly with colleagues and business stakeholders

Proactively share ideas with colleagues and accept suggestions

Ability to work on multiple data science projects and manage deliverables

What you''ll bring

Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, data modelling and software architecture

Solid understanding of classical Machine Learning algorithms (e.g. Logistic Regression, Random Forest, XGBoost, etc), state-of-the-art research area (e.g. NLP, Transfer Learning etc) and modern Deep Learning algorithms (e.g. BERT, LSTM, etc)

Solid knowledge of SQL and Python''s ecosystem for data analysis (Jupyter, Pandas, Scikit Learn, Matplotlib, etc)

Understanding of model evaluation, data pre-processing techniques, such as standardisation, normalisation, and handling missing data

Solid understanding of summary, robust, and nonparametric statistics; hypothesis testing, probability distributions, sampling techniques, and stochastic processes

Be Customer Focusedconstantly improving our customers'' experience

I listen to my customers

I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human - acting with humanity and careI do the right thing

I am respectful

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obviousI build and share new ideas

I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agilityDone is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

I have courage to be creative

Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work togetherI embrace allyship

I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growthI own my actions

I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

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