AI Research Engineer – Contract
Location: London – 3 days onsite
Contract: 6 months (extensions possible)
Start: ASAP

Overview
Leading tech company hiring a Research Engineer to work on LLM agents and machine learning systems within an AI research team.
Key Responsibilities
  • Build and optimise machine learning models and LLM-based agents
  • Design experiments, tools, and infrastructure for large-scale AI systems
  • Write production-quality Python code alongside researchers and engineers
  • Translate research into practical, scalable solutions
Skills & Experience
  • 8 years’ experience in software engineering / machine learning
  • Strong Python and PyTorch experience
  • Experience with LLMs, generative AI, or large-scale ML systems
  • Ability to work at pace in a research-driven environment
Qualifications
  • Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
  • Advanced degree (PhD/Master’s) in ML, Maths, or Physics is a plus