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Research Scientist/Research Engineer- Safeguards

London, United Kingdom
AI Safety Institute
Role Description The AI Safety Institute research unit is looking for exceptionally motivated and talented people to join its Safeguard Analysis Team. Interventions that secure a system from abuse by bad actors will grow in importance as AI systems become more advanced and integrated into society. The AI Safety Institute's Safeguard Analysis Team researches such interventions, which it … to hire security researchers who have historically worked outside of AI, such as in - non-exhaustively - computer security, information security, web technology policy, and hardware security. Diverse perspectives and research interests are welcomed. The Team seeks people with skillsets leaning in the direction of either or both of Research Scientist and Research Engineer, recognising that some … technical staff may prefer work that spans or alternates between engineering and research responsibilities. The Team's priorities include research-oriented responsibilities - like assessing the threats to frontier systems and developing novel attacks - and engineering-oriented ones, such as building infrastructure for running evaluations. In this role, you'll receive mentorship and coaching from your manager and the More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Research Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Research Engineer – Foundation Models | London (On-site) We’re partnering with a stealth-mode deep tech AI lab based in London that’s building foundation models from the ground up . This isn’t fine-tuning or prompt engineering, it’s genuine model pre-training, post-training, and large-scale systems research. The company secured substantial funding in … s a rare opportunity to get in early at a company that will define its own category once it comes out of stealth next year. The Role As a Research Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, training, and evaluating large-scale models and distributed systems. You’ll work closely with experienced colleagues who have scaled … some of the world’s largest AI systems, helping to drive both the research and infrastructure that underpin next-generation foundation models. You’ll have a high degree of autonomy and ownership, contributing directly to experiments, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks that will inform how the models evolve over time. What You’ll Work On Designing and developing large More ❯
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Research Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Research Engineer – Foundation Models | London (On-site) We’re partnering with a stealth-mode deep tech AI lab based in London that’s building foundation models from the ground up . This isn’t fine-tuning or prompt engineering, it’s genuine model pre-training, post-training, and large-scale systems research. The company secured substantial funding in … s a rare opportunity to get in early at a company that will define its own category once it comes out of stealth next year. The Role As a Research Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, training, and evaluating large-scale models and distributed systems. You’ll work closely with experienced colleagues who have scaled … some of the world’s largest AI systems, helping to drive both the research and infrastructure that underpin next-generation foundation models. You’ll have a high degree of autonomy and ownership, contributing directly to experiments, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks that will inform how the models evolve over time. What You’ll Work On Designing and developing large More ❯
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Research Engineer

South East, United Kingdom
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation
Research Engineer - Foundation Models London (On-site) We're partnering with a stealth-mode deep tech AI lab based in London that's building foundation models from the ground up . This isn't fine-tuning or prompt engineering, it's genuine model pre-training, post-training, and large-scale systems research. The company secured substantial funding in … s a rare opportunity to get in early at a company that will define its own category once it comes out of stealth next year. The Role As a Research Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, training, and evaluating large-scale models and distributed systems. You'll work closely with experienced colleagues who have scaled … some of the world's largest AI systems, helping to drive both the research and infrastructure that underpin next-generation foundation models. You'll have a high degree of autonomy and ownership, contributing directly to experiments, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks that will inform how the models evolve over time. What You'll Work On Designing and developing large More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Research Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Research Engineer – Foundation Models | London (On-site) We’re partnering with a stealth-mode deep tech AI lab based in London that’s building foundation models from the ground up . This isn’t fine-tuning or prompt engineering, it’s genuine model pre-training, post-training, and large-scale systems research. The company secured substantial funding in … s a rare opportunity to get in early at a company that will define its own category once it comes out of stealth next year. The Role As a Research Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, training, and evaluating large-scale models and distributed systems. You’ll work closely with experienced colleagues who have scaled … some of the world’s largest AI systems, helping to drive both the research and infrastructure that underpin next-generation foundation models. You’ll have a high degree of autonomy and ownership, contributing directly to experiments, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks that will inform how the models evolve over time. What You’ll Work On Designing and developing large More ❯
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Research Engineer

slough, south east england, united kingdom
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Research Engineer – Foundation Models | London (On-site) We’re partnering with a stealth-mode deep tech AI lab based in London that’s building foundation models from the ground up . This isn’t fine-tuning or prompt engineering, it’s genuine model pre-training, post-training, and large-scale systems research. The company secured substantial funding in … s a rare opportunity to get in early at a company that will define its own category once it comes out of stealth next year. The Role As a Research Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, training, and evaluating large-scale models and distributed systems. You’ll work closely with experienced colleagues who have scaled … some of the world’s largest AI systems, helping to drive both the research and infrastructure that underpin next-generation foundation models. You’ll have a high degree of autonomy and ownership, contributing directly to experiments, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks that will inform how the models evolve over time. What You’ll Work On Designing and developing large More ❯
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Research Engineer

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Research Engineer – Foundation Models | London (On-site) We’re partnering with a stealth-mode deep tech AI lab based in London that’s building foundation models from the ground up . This isn’t fine-tuning or prompt engineering, it’s genuine model pre-training, post-training, and large-scale systems research. The company secured substantial funding in … s a rare opportunity to get in early at a company that will define its own category once it comes out of stealth next year. The Role As a Research Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, training, and evaluating large-scale models and distributed systems. You’ll work closely with experienced colleagues who have scaled … some of the world’s largest AI systems, helping to drive both the research and infrastructure that underpin next-generation foundation models. You’ll have a high degree of autonomy and ownership, contributing directly to experiments, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks that will inform how the models evolve over time. What You’ll Work On Designing and developing large More ❯
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AI Research Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Goodman Masson
AI Research Engineer – London (Onsite, Full-time) Competitive Salary + Bonus High-Performance Environment | Applied AI | Human + Machine Innovation We’re working with a high-performing global investment firm that’s building out its internal AI platform — applying cutting-edge large-language-model (LLM) technologies to real-world research and data challenges. They’re now looking … for an AI Research Engineer who can turn emerging AI ideas into working products. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role suited to someone who codes with intent, prototypes quickly, and loves exploring what’s next in the AI ecosystem. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain AI research infrastructure – custom LLM pipelines and tools. … Optimise LLM serving and inference for latency, reliability, and cost-to-intelligence. Prototype new approaches using Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot , or similar tools. Work directly with data and research teams to deploy models into production. Help shape the firm’s Human + Machine strategy, blending AI and human insight to drive performance. What We’re Looking For Strong More ❯
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AI Research Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Goodman Masson
AI Research Engineer – London (Onsite, Full-time) Competitive Salary + Bonus High-Performance Environment | Applied AI | Human + Machine Innovation We’re working with a high-performing global investment firm that’s building out its internal AI platform — applying cutting-edge large-language-model (LLM) technologies to real-world research and data challenges. They’re now looking … for an AI Research Engineer who can turn emerging AI ideas into working products. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role suited to someone who codes with intent, prototypes quickly, and loves exploring what’s next in the AI ecosystem. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain AI research infrastructure – custom LLM pipelines and tools. … Optimise LLM serving and inference for latency, reliability, and cost-to-intelligence. Prototype new approaches using Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot , or similar tools. Work directly with data and research teams to deploy models into production. Help shape the firm’s Human + Machine strategy, blending AI and human insight to drive performance. What We’re Looking For Strong More ❯
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AI Research Engineer

South East, United Kingdom
Goodman Masson
AI Research Engineer - London (Onsite, Full-time) Competitive Salary + Bonus High-Performance Environment Applied AI Human + Machine Innovation We're working with a high-performing global investment firm that's building out its internal AI platform - applying cutting-edge large-language-model (LLM) technologies to real-world research and data challenges. They're now looking … for an AI Research Engineer who can turn emerging AI ideas into working products. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role suited to someone who codes with intent, prototypes quickly, and loves exploring what's next in the AI ecosystem. What You'll Do Design, build, and maintain AI research infrastructure - custom LLM pipelines and tools. … Optimise LLM serving and inference for latency, reliability, and cost-to-intelligence. Prototype new approaches using Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot , or similar tools. Work directly with data and research teams to deploy models into production. Help shape the firm's Human + Machine strategy, blending AI and human insight to drive performance. What We're Looking For Strong More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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AI Research Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Goodman Masson
AI Research Engineer – London (Onsite, Full-time) Competitive Salary + Bonus High-Performance Environment | Applied AI | Human + Machine Innovation We’re working with a high-performing global investment firm that’s building out its internal AI platform — applying cutting-edge large-language-model (LLM) technologies to real-world research and data challenges. They’re now looking … for an AI Research Engineer who can turn emerging AI ideas into working products. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role suited to someone who codes with intent, prototypes quickly, and loves exploring what’s next in the AI ecosystem. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain AI research infrastructure – custom LLM pipelines and tools. … Optimise LLM serving and inference for latency, reliability, and cost-to-intelligence. Prototype new approaches using Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot , or similar tools. Work directly with data and research teams to deploy models into production. Help shape the firm’s Human + Machine strategy, blending AI and human insight to drive performance. What We’re Looking For Strong More ❯
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AI Research Engineer

slough, south east england, united kingdom
Goodman Masson
AI Research Engineer – London (Onsite, Full-time) Competitive Salary + Bonus High-Performance Environment | Applied AI | Human + Machine Innovation We’re working with a high-performing global investment firm that’s building out its internal AI platform — applying cutting-edge large-language-model (LLM) technologies to real-world research and data challenges. They’re now looking … for an AI Research Engineer who can turn emerging AI ideas into working products. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role suited to someone who codes with intent, prototypes quickly, and loves exploring what’s next in the AI ecosystem. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain AI research infrastructure – custom LLM pipelines and tools. … Optimise LLM serving and inference for latency, reliability, and cost-to-intelligence. Prototype new approaches using Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot , or similar tools. Work directly with data and research teams to deploy models into production. Help shape the firm’s Human + Machine strategy, blending AI and human insight to drive performance. What We’re Looking For Strong More ❯
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AI Research Engineer

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Goodman Masson
AI Research Engineer – London (Onsite, Full-time) Competitive Salary + Bonus High-Performance Environment | Applied AI | Human + Machine Innovation We’re working with a high-performing global investment firm that’s building out its internal AI platform — applying cutting-edge large-language-model (LLM) technologies to real-world research and data challenges. They’re now looking … for an AI Research Engineer who can turn emerging AI ideas into working products. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role suited to someone who codes with intent, prototypes quickly, and loves exploring what’s next in the AI ecosystem. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain AI research infrastructure – custom LLM pipelines and tools. … Optimise LLM serving and inference for latency, reliability, and cost-to-intelligence. Prototype new approaches using Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot , or similar tools. Work directly with data and research teams to deploy models into production. Help shape the firm’s Human + Machine strategy, blending AI and human insight to drive performance. What We’re Looking For Strong More ❯
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Lead AI Research Engineer

London, United Kingdom
EMBS Technology
Lead AI Research Engineer Central London £90,000-£120,000 + benefits Hybrid (WeWork + Remote) This isn't just another AI job. It's the chance to build an AI Lab inside one of the UK's most forward-thinking global SaaS businesses. The Opportunity Imagine walking into a blank canvas - a brand-new R&D unit … and scale AI capability across a global product ecosystem that's already trusted by thousands of schools worldwide. This is exactly that. You'll be the founding Lead AI Research Engineer , working directly with the Global CTO to design, test, and embed AI solutions that redefine what's possible in education technology. You'll have full creative freedom … to experiment, prototype, and deliver impact. No rigid frameworks. No bureaucracy. No "wait for approval" culture. This is your playground - your AI Lab - to build real solutions that blend research, engineering, and imagination. What You'll Be Doing Build and scale the company's first AI R&D function from the ground up Design and deploy intelligent agents, models More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Lead AI Research Engineer

South East, United Kingdom
EMBS Technology
Lead AI Research Engineer Central London £90,000-£120,000 + benefits Hybrid (WeWork + Remote) This isn't just another AI job. It's the chance to build an AI Lab inside one of the UK's most forward-thinking global SaaS businesses. The Opportunity Imagine walking into a blank canvas - a brand-new R&D unit … and scale AI capability across a global product ecosystem that's already trusted by thousands of schools worldwide. This is exactly that. You'll be the founding Lead AI Research Engineer , working directly with the Global CTO to design, test, and embed AI solutions that redefine what's possible in education technology. You'll have full creative freedom … to experiment, prototype, and deliver impact. No rigid frameworks. No bureaucracy. No "wait for approval" culture. This is your playground - your AI Lab - to build real solutions that blend research, engineering, and imagination. What You'll Be Doing Build and scale the company's first AI R&D function from the ground up Design and deploy intelligent agents, models More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Lead AI Research Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
EMBS Technology
Lead AI Research Engineer Location: Hybrid/London Salary: £90,000–£120,000 + benefits Be the driving force behind the next generation of AI in education. A rare opportunity to shape the future. We’re working with a global SaaS leader in education and workforce analytics, backed by major private equity investment and trusted by thousands of … schools worldwide. They’re now building a dedicated AI R&D function, and this is your chance to join as the founding Lead AI Research Engineer . If you’re looking for a role where you can explore, experiment, and deliver real impact at global scale, this is it. What you’ll be doing You’ll sit within … small, focused R&D team with a clear brief: build it, prove it, scale it . Working directly with the Global CTO and senior .NET engineering leaders, you’ll research, prototype, and deploy AI capability that will shape the company’s product ecosystem for years to come. You will: Identify high-impact opportunities to embed AI, ML, and agentic More ❯
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Lead AI Research Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
EMBS Technology
Lead AI Research Engineer Location: Hybrid/London Salary: £90,000–£120,000 + benefits Be the driving force behind the next generation of AI in education. A rare opportunity to shape the future. We’re working with a global SaaS leader in education and workforce analytics, backed by major private equity investment and trusted by thousands of … schools worldwide. They’re now building a dedicated AI R&D function, and this is your chance to join as the founding Lead AI Research Engineer . If you’re looking for a role where you can explore, experiment, and deliver real impact at global scale, this is it. What you’ll be doing You’ll sit within … small, focused R&D team with a clear brief: build it, prove it, scale it . Working directly with the Global CTO and senior .NET engineering leaders, you’ll research, prototype, and deploy AI capability that will shape the company’s product ecosystem for years to come. You will: Identify high-impact opportunities to embed AI, ML, and agentic More ❯
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Lead AI Research Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
EMBS Technology
Lead AI Research Engineer Location: Hybrid/London Salary: £90,000–£120,000 + benefits Be the driving force behind the next generation of AI in education. A rare opportunity to shape the future. We’re working with a global SaaS leader in education and workforce analytics, backed by major private equity investment and trusted by thousands of … schools worldwide. They’re now building a dedicated AI R&D function, and this is your chance to join as the founding Lead AI Research Engineer . If you’re looking for a role where you can explore, experiment, and deliver real impact at global scale, this is it. What you’ll be doing You’ll sit within … small, focused R&D team with a clear brief: build it, prove it, scale it . Working directly with the Global CTO and senior .NET engineering leaders, you’ll research, prototype, and deploy AI capability that will shape the company’s product ecosystem for years to come. You will: Identify high-impact opportunities to embed AI, ML, and agentic More ❯
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Lead AI Research Engineer

slough, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
EMBS Technology
Lead AI Research Engineer Location: Hybrid/London Salary: £90,000–£120,000 + benefits Be the driving force behind the next generation of AI in education. A rare opportunity to shape the future. We’re working with a global SaaS leader in education and workforce analytics, backed by major private equity investment and trusted by thousands of … schools worldwide. They’re now building a dedicated AI R&D function, and this is your chance to join as the founding Lead AI Research Engineer . If you’re looking for a role where you can explore, experiment, and deliver real impact at global scale, this is it. What you’ll be doing You’ll sit within … small, focused R&D team with a clear brief: build it, prove it, scale it . Working directly with the Global CTO and senior .NET engineering leaders, you’ll research, prototype, and deploy AI capability that will shape the company’s product ecosystem for years to come. You will: Identify high-impact opportunities to embed AI, ML, and agentic More ❯
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Lead AI Research Engineer

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
EMBS Technology
Lead AI Research Engineer Location: Hybrid/London Salary: £90,000–£120,000 + benefits Be the driving force behind the next generation of AI in education. A rare opportunity to shape the future. We’re working with a global SaaS leader in education and workforce analytics, backed by major private equity investment and trusted by thousands of … schools worldwide. They’re now building a dedicated AI R&D function, and this is your chance to join as the founding Lead AI Research Engineer . If you’re looking for a role where you can explore, experiment, and deliver real impact at global scale, this is it. What you’ll be doing You’ll sit within … small, focused R&D team with a clear brief: build it, prove it, scale it . Working directly with the Global CTO and senior .NET engineering leaders, you’ll research, prototype, and deploy AI capability that will shape the company’s product ecosystem for years to come. You will: Identify high-impact opportunities to embed AI, ML, and agentic More ❯
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Research Engineer in NLP for Language Learning

cambridge, east anglia, united kingdom
Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy
We invite applications for a Research Engineer to join the project Conversational AI for Language Learning. This interdisciplinary project explores how cutting-edge Natural Language Processing (NLP) can be harnessed to develop applications that support language learning, particularly in communities and regions where such technologies are scarce or unavailable. The ultimate goal is to lay the foundations for … and evaluate the application; Gathering and curating multilingual data and resources for conversational NLP; Developing and adapting language technologies for under-resourced languages; Contributing to publications and dissemination of research findings. The Research Engineer will work within an interdisciplinary project team and in collaboration with external and community partners. They will be based at the Centre for … Human-Inspired AI (CHIA) and the Language Technology Lab (LTL), part of a vibrant and highly research-active environment in NLP and AI at the University of Cambridge. The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance. In Order For Your Application To Be Considered, Please Upload The Following Documents. If You Upload Any More ❯
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Machine Learning Research Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Understanding Recruitment
Machine Learning Research Engineer About Us We’re Unitary , a fast-growing AI startup building Virtual Agents that combine deterministic code, LLM reasoning, and human expertise to automate complex operational workflows. Our technology powers trust & safety systems at scale , analysing millions of images and videos daily for enterprise customers. Backed by Creandum and Plural , with over $25M raised … we’re scaling rapidly and shaping a future where AI can make safe, fair, and reliable decisions online. The Role We’re looking for a Machine Learning Research Engineer to pioneer how Virtual Agents are built, deployed, and scaled. You’ll design an “ Agent Factory ” — a system that can automatically generate agents from captured workflows, combining the speed … of code with the reasoning power of AI. Working closely with platform and ML teams, you’ll research, prototype, and productionise capabilities that let AI autonomously build reliable software workflows. What You’ll Do Design and build the Agent Factory to generate and deploy Virtual Agents Develop code-generation and evaluation frameworks for workflow automation Integrate LLM-based reasoning More ❯
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Machine Learning Research Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Unitary
Machine Learning Research Engineer About Us We’re Unitary , a fast-growing AI startup building Virtual Agents that combine deterministic code, LLM reasoning, and human expertise to automate complex operational workflows. Our technology powers trust & safety systems at scale , analysing millions of images and videos daily for enterprise customers. Backed by Creandum and Plural , with over $25M raised … we’re scaling rapidly and shaping a future where AI can make safe, fair, and reliable decisions online. The Role We’re looking for a Machine Learning Research Engineer to pioneer how Virtual Agents are built, deployed, and scaled. You’ll design an “ Agent Factory ” — a system that can automatically generate agents from captured workflows, combining the speed … of code with the reasoning power of AI. Working closely with platform and ML teams, you’ll research, prototype, and productionise capabilities that let AI autonomously build reliable software workflows. What You’ll Do Design and build the Agent Factory to generate and deploy Virtual Agents Develop code-generation and evaluation frameworks for workflow automation Integrate LLM-based reasoning More ❯
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Machine Learning Research Engineer

South East, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Understanding Recruitment
Machine Learning Research Engineer About Us We're Unitary , a fast-growing AI startup building Virtual Agents that combine deterministic code, LLM reasoning, and human expertise to automate complex operational workflows. Our technology powers trust & safety systems at scale , analysing millions of images and videos daily for enterprise customers. Backed by Creandum and Plural , with over $25M raised … we're scaling rapidly and shaping a future where AI can make safe, fair, and reliable decisions online. The Role We're looking for a Machine Learning Research Engineer to pioneer how Virtual Agents are built, deployed, and scaled. You'll design an " Agent Factory " - a system that can automatically generate agents from captured workflows, combining the speed … of code with the reasoning power of AI. Working closely with platform and ML teams, you'll research, prototype, and productionise capabilities that let AI autonomously build reliable software workflows. What You'll Do Design and build the Agent Factory to generate and deploy Virtual Agents Develop code-generation and evaluation frameworks for workflow automation Integrate LLM-based reasoning More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Research Engineer (Optics/Imaging) - Near Edinburgh Hybrid

Edinburgh, Stockbridge, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Lorien
Research Engineer (Optics/Imaging) - Near Edinburgh Hybrid Our client, an established and growing Scottish success story who have improved the lives of millions of people across the globe already and still have sights on further additions to their exciting product line, are on the lookout for a Research Engineer with a background in Optics/… part of the firm, we'd also be happy to share the great feedback from the many people we have placed into this company already. Role Outline: Using your research skills to help the wider function produce designs/prototypes, as well as craft reports/documentation, for existing and new additions to the product portfolio Analyse and report … a PhD in: Engineering/Computer Science/Informatics/Maths/Physics Previous work with Optics/Imaging/Photonics and Digital/Electronic Systems Demonstrable background in Research/similar R&D roles, and ability to translate research results for technical and non-technical personnel Skills in Matlab/similar Ideally any understanding across Software Systems More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Research Engineer
10th Percentile
£58,000
25th Percentile
£62,500
Median
£70,000
75th Percentile
£95,625
90th Percentile
£111,000