Top Influencers: 18 UK Tech Lead’s To Follow in 2022

Machine Learning Engineer & Tech Lead play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Machine Learning Engineer & Tech Lead role. We have selected these Machine Learning Engineer & Tech Lead’s for this list as they are inspiring for a variety of reasons – whether that’s pushing boundaries, creating groundbreaking products, or doing their bit to save the world.

Our analysts did their best to select be best, and most innovative Machine Learning Engineer & Tech Lead’s. The list is in no particular order!

Damien Lefortier

Machine Learning Engineer & Tech Lead @ Meta

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Damien Lefortier is a machine-learning engineer on the Ads Ranking team at Facebook. Previously, Damien worked on the core Machine Learning team at Criteo, where he helped improve Criteo’s predictive algorithms for ad targeting, and on the Search team at Yandex, where he focused on search quality and infrastructure. He is working toward a PhD in information retrieval at the University of Amsterdam. His research work has been published at top tier conferences, such as WWW and CIKM. Learn more about Damien Lefortier on Crunchbase…

Alex Davies

Co-Founder and Tech Lead @ Mooloo

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Wesley Hall

Tech Lead @ Sparrho

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Sparrho lead the world in democratising science using augmented intelligence. Read more about Sparrho on Crunchbase…

Saqib Shaikh

Tech Lead @ Microsoft

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Matt Dalton

Tech Lead @ Finimize

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Finimize is on a mission to empower its users to become their own financial advisers. Read more about Finimize on Crunchbase…

Louay Alakkad

Digital Specialist – Tech Lead & Solutions Architect @ McKinsey & Company

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A go-to person for getting things done. From delivering products to building teams and organising events Learn more about Louay Alakkad on Crunchbase…

Sam Barnes

Tech Lead @ Habu

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Workspace software. Simplified. Read more about Habu on Crunchbase…

Nicholas Liffen

Tech Lead, Head of Global DevOps and Developer Experience @ Eli Lilly

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Bohus Pollak

DevOps Tech Lead @ Findmework

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Findmework Limited is startup company in area of activities of employment placement agencies and publishing activities Read more about Findmework on Crunchbase…

Petr Zapletal

AdTech Tech Lead @ Cake Solutions

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Petr is a Software Engineer who specialises in the design and implementation of highly scaleable, reactive and resilient distributed systems. He is a functional programming and open source evangelist and has expertise in the area of big data and machine classification techniques. Petr participates in the whole software delivery life-cycle: from requirement analysis & design through to maintaining systems in production. During his career Petr has worked for various companies, from start-ups to large international corporations. Learn more about Petr Zapletal on Crunchbase…

Matthew Sital-Singh

Tech Lead @ Web App Services

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Web App Services is a partner with enterprising people to create new value for their businesses through modern mobile apps. Read more about Web App Services on Crunchbase…

Samaneh Khaleghi

Tech Lead @ Lloyds Banking Group

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Samaneh Khaleghi is an optimistic futurist interested in the future of banking. She has an MRes in Medical Robotics from Imperial College London. As an Engineering Lead in the Digital Transformation Group within Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) she has been involved in the implementation of projects for both internal and external customers. Over the past two years she has worked on the implementation of Open Banking APIs (PSD2) by LBG, one of the first banks to open up their APIs as part of the UK’s regulatory programme to promote competition and bring open banking to the marketplace. Learn more about Samaneh Khaleghi on Crunchbase…

Lloyds Banking Group is a major British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009. Read more about Lloyds Banking Group on Crunchbase…

Andy Clarke

Tech Lead @ Proto Labs

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Andy develops software for Protolabs, who use 3D printing and traditional manufacturing techniques to rapidly create prototype parts. He is the co-runner of the Shropshire Devs usergroup based in Telford, Shropshire. At weekends he can often be found tinkering with Unity or MonoGame and has released a couple of games on Android and Windows. Learn more about Andy Clarke on Crunchbase…

Jessica Morley

Tech Lead for AI @ NHS England

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Aim of NHS England is to improve the health outcomes for people in England. Read more about NHS England on Crunchbase…

Paul Doran

Tech Lead Data Engineering @ Auto Trader

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Paul Doran is a tech lead of data engineering at Auto Trader UK. Learn more about Paul Doran on Crunchbase…

Auto Trader is a motoring marketplace that helps people to sell old cars and buy new vehicles. Read more about Auto Trader on Crunchbase…

Uberto Barbini

Expert Agile, Java C# Tech lead @ Citibank

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Jabran Rafique

Tech Lead @ Rated People

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Rated People is an online recommendation service that connects homeowners with local, recommended tradespeople. Read more about Rated People on Crunchbase…