We're Hiring:Senior Machine Learning Engineer| PortugalWe're partnering with a fast-growing global game-tech company to find aSenior ML Engineerwho's ready to lead - not just build.This is a role for engineers who think in systems, mentor those around them, and take real ownership of complex AI products from concept to production.What you'll be working on: ✦ Designing and delivering end-to-end ML pipelines at scale in distributed environments ✦ Building real-time inference systems and model serving solutions ✦ Owning MLOps: CI/CD, drift monitoring, automated evaluation, and alerting ✦ Leading project planning, roadmaps, and post-launch retrospectives ✦ Collaborating cross-functionally with Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Product OwnersWhat makes this role stand out: This isn't a heads-down engineering seat. You'll mentor fellow engineers, drive technical vision, and help shape how ML is operationalised across an AI department spanning fraud detection, personalised recommendations, CRM optimisation, and AI-powered copilots.What you bring: → Deep Python experience in large-scale, high-performance production environments → Proven ability to design complex, scalable ML systems — and influence broader technical outcomes → Hands-on with Azure or AWS, and tools like Kubernetes & Docker → Experience with real-time data streaming (Kafka, Spark Streaming) → Strong MLOps knowledge: MLflow, Kubeflow, and the full ML project lifecycle → A genuine track record of mentoring and growing engineers → Excellent communication skills — you can make complex technical ideas land with any audienceLocation:Portugal (fully remote or hybrid with 1 day/week in the office if you're based in Lisbon) Employment:Direct hire with our client Benefits: Performance bonus ofup to 22% Company card with amonthly personal spending allowance Private healthcarecoverage Meal card & WFH allowance Unlimited Udemy access─────────────────────────────RecT Solutions is a specialist recruitment agency focused exclusively on emerging tech. We work with high-growth companies to place the top 1% of Data, AI, Engineering, and Product talent — using a Tech-Powered, Human-Verified approach. We're not a consultancy. We don't build software. We find the people who do. This role is on behalf of one of our client.