AI/ Machine Learning Engineer (NLP / LLM) - ContractDuration: 6 months Rate: Up to £500 per day IR35: Outside Location: Fully Remote (occasional ad-hoc travel to office) The Role: A leading Regulatory Tech company is seeking a Contract Machine Learning Engineer / Data Scientist to support the development of next-generation AI solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in designing and training Large Language Models (LLMs) from the ground up, and to contribute to the creation of an intelligent AI-powered chatbot that transforms the way information and insights are delivered. You'll work closely with the client's in-house data and engineering teams to design, train, and fine-tune transformer-based models for complex natural language processing tasks, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. Experience Requirements: Proven experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLMs), including training LLMs from scratch.Strong understanding of deep learning principles and experience working with transformer-based architectures (e.g., GPT, BERT, T5).Solid background in data science and machine learning, including model development, training, evaluation, and deployment.Experience building and deploying chatbots or conversational AI systems.Knowledge of MLOps tools and pipelines for model versioning and deployment.If you are available and interested in a 6-month Outside IR35 contract, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further. •