Lead Machine Learning Engineer (krakow - hybrid)

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Krakow-Hybrid)

Location: Krakow, Poland (Hybrid work)

About Us

At Capco Poland, we're not just another consultancy — we're the spark behind digital transformation in the financial world. As a global leader in technology and management consulting, we thrive on helping clients tackle the toughest challenges across banking, payments, capital markets, wealth, and asset management.

Our secret?

A culture that's fast, flexible, and fiercely entrepreneurial. We move quickly, think creatively, and always put our people first. We're passionate about growth — both for our clients and ourselves — and that means attracting the very best talent to join us on this exciting journey. We're proud to be: Trailblazers in banking, payments, capital markets, wealth, and asset management Champions of an agile, nimble, and innovative work environment Dedicated to building a team of top-notch professionals who share our drive and vision

The Big Picture

We are expanding our engineering team to support a critical Cybersecurity (ICS) project and are seeking an experienced Lead Machine Learning Engineer. This individual will take full ownership of AI/ML initiatives, working independently to deliver cutting-edge GenAI and LLM-driven security solutions. The role is crucial for accelerating high-impact deliverables this year and driving strategic innovations in AI for cybersecurity.

How You Will Make Magic Happen

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of AI/ML solutions, with a focus on GenAI and LLM-based security systems.
• Drive strategic initiatives and ensure timely delivery of critical project milestones.
• Develop and optimize ML models, including RAG systems and NLP solutions, tailored for cybersecurity use cases.
• Independently manage projects as a one-person team, including architecture design, technical writing, and stakeholder communication.
• Contribute expertise in modeling and simulating complex systems (e.g., cellular automata, multi-agent systems).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI/ML tools within broader systems and ensure scalability.

What Makes You Awesome

• Proven experience (senior/lead level) in Machine Learning with a strong academic and industry background.
• Track record of delivering AI/ML solutions across diverse sectors (e.g., telecommunications, banking, social platforms).
• 3–4 years of hands-on experience with GenAI, LLMs, RAG systems, NLP, and Azure AI services.
• Proficiency in Python (3.x) and ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, pandas, numpy, scipy).
• Strong experience with LangChain for GenAI applications.
• Solid knowledge of SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle).
• Expertise in cloud platforms (Azure, GCP).
• Experience with image processing and OpenCV.
• Strong technical writing skills for project design and documentation.
• Advanced analytical thinking, problem-solving, and independent execution capabilities.
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written).

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with LaTeX for technical documentation.
• Experience delivering GenAI solutions in financial/banking environments.
• Research or practical experience with complex system simulations (cellular automata, multi-agent systems).

Why Join Capco?

• Employment contract and/or Business to Business - whichever you prefer
• Possibility to work remotely
• Speaking English on daily basis, mainly in contact with foreign stakeholders and peers
• Multiple employee benefits packages (MyBenefit Cafeteria, private medical care, life-insurance)
• Access to 3,000+ Business Courses Platform (Udemy)
• Access to required IT equipment
• Participation in charity events e.g. Szlachetna Paczka
• Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise
• Being part of the core squad focused on the growth of the Polish business unit
• A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients
• A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clients and employees

Online Recruitment Process Steps

• Screening call with the Recruiter
• Capco Hiring Manager Interview
• Client Interview
• Feedback/Offer

Joining Capco means joining an organization that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you're encouraged to #BeYourselfAtWork. We celebrate individuality and recognize that diversity and inclusion, in all forms, is critical to success. It's important to us that we recruit and develop as diverse a range of talent as we can and we believe that everyone brings something different to the table – so we'd love to know what makes you different. Such differences may mean we need to make changes to our process to allow you the best possible platform to succeed, and we are happy to cater to any reasonable adjustments you may require. You will find the section to let us know of these at the bottom of your application form or you can mention it directly to your recruiter at any stage and they will be happy to help.

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