AI Research Engineer – London (Hybrid, Full-Time)
💰 Up to £130k + benefits
🌍 Hybrid – London-based, flexible remote days
A fast-growing AI startup is on a mission to push the boundaries of intelligent systems for enterprise software. They’re building the next generation of AI capabilities and are looking for an AI Research Engineer to join their team. This is a hands-on, research-driven role where your work will directly improve AI performance, reliability, and safety.
This is perfect for someone who loves experimenting with AI models, building scalable data pipelines, and making research practical for real-world applications.
🔧 What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading AI research projects from experiment design → evaluation → deployment handoff
- Building and managing large-scale data pipelines for training and evaluation
- Running experiments on distributed compute environments (multi-GPU/TPU clusters)
- Evaluating AI models using quantitative metrics and human-in-the-loop testing
- Collaborating with engineers to integrate research outputs into production systems
- Staying ahead of the latest research in AI model optimization and data workflows
💡 What You’ll Bring (Must-Have)
- Strong deep learning / AI background, especially with large models (LLMs or similar)
- Hands-on experience with distributed training or large-scale experiments
- Strong data skills: dataset curation, augmentation, and evaluation pipelines
- Proven ability to measure AI model performance rigorously
- Startup mindset: proactive, hands-on, loves taking ownership of projects
Bonus: Open-source contributions, publications, or prior work on applied AI research
🚀 Why Join
- Early-team impact with equity + meaningful ownership of projects
- Work on cutting-edge AI research in a fast-moving startup
- Hybrid work setup with flexible London office days
- Home office setup budget + annual top-ups
- Team offsites, wellness perks, and a culture that values innovation
Sound like your next challenge? Apply now and let’s chat! ✨
