Machine Learning Engineer

Company: JD.COM INTERNATIONAL UK LTD
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Location: London
Job Description:

Machine Learning Engineer – Joybuy, JD.com

We are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to drive the search and recommendation experience for Joybuy, JD.com’s European full-category online retail brand. This role will impact at least GBP100million in business revenue.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance high-quality code for the search and recommendation function.
  • Participate in system design, architecture, and software development of the search and recommendation function.
  • Perform code reviews to optimise technical performance.
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  • Communicate and translate business needs into technical requirements.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
  • Look for opportunities to continuously improve technology, processes, and practices.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
  • Professional experience in software development focused on search technologies.
  • Professional experience in testing and launching software products, as well as software design and architecture.
  • Experience with different programming languages and a good grasp of at least one language, such as Python.
  • Customer focus with the right balance between outcome delivery and technical excellence.
  • Ability to apply technical skills and know-how to solve real‑world business problems.
  • Good understanding of NLP processing.
  • Proficiency in the English language.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Background or strong understanding of the retail sector, logistics, or e-commerce.
  • Recent professional software development experience in recommender systems.
  • Proficiency in the Chinese language.

Benefits

Competitive salary, great location, and a supportive, people‑first culture that values growth opportunities and inclusive environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At JD.com, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026