Latest AI Research Scientist Jobs

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

A Senior Machine Learning Engineer will lead the deployment of AI models into production environments for engineering and physics simulations, working closely with customers and cross-functional teams. The role involves building scalable ML pipelines, mentoring engineers, and traveling to client sites globally. The position operates at the intersection of data science and software engineering, focusing on real-world impact in advanced industries.

PhysicsX London, United Kingdom

CFD Multiphase & DEM Engineer

This role involves developing high-fidelity multi-physics simulation models, particularly in multiphase CFD and coupled CFD-DEM, to support AI-driven engineering solutions. The engineer will work directly with customers across industries like aerospace, energy, and automotive to build and validate complex simulations, automate workflows, and generate data for machine learning. Key responsibilities include geometry processing, meshing, simulation, and optimisation using tools like Star-CCM+, OpenFOAM, or Fluent, alongside Python scripting and parametric CAD integration.

PhysicsX London, United Kingdom

Research Engineer, RL Scaling Science

This role involves designing and running large-scale reinforcement learning experiments to understand scaling effects across model size, compute, and task horizon. The engineer will build benchmarks for long-horizon RL, debug system-level issues that emerge at scale, and translate validated research findings directly into production training pipelines. The position sits at the intersection of research and systems engineering, requiring deep empirical rigor and close collaboration with both research and infrastructure teams.

Anthropic London, United Kingdom £375,000 – £640,000 pa

Applied AI Architect, Industries

This role involves serving as a technical advisor to enterprise customers adopting Anthropic's Claude AI, guiding them from initial evaluation through deployment. The Applied AI Architect will design scalable integration architectures, develop evaluation frameworks, and communicate technical concepts to both engineering teams and executives. Collaboration with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams is central to ensuring successful customer outcomes while upholding safety and reliability standards.

Anthropic London, United Kingdom £190,000 – £230,000 pa

Senior Software Engineer, AI Inference Systems

Design and optimize high-performance AI inference systems for large-scale models on NVIDIA GPUs. Develop and enhance inference frameworks like vLLM, optimize GPU kernels and compilers, and build scalable scheduling solutions across multi-node, multi-cloud environments. Contribute to benchmarking standards such as MLPerf and integrate cutting-edge research into production software to advance the state of accelerated computing.

NVIDIA Germany PLN 292,500 – PLN 650,000 pa

Remote Permanent

Senior Software Engineer, AI Inference Systems

This role involves building and optimizing high-performance AI inference systems for large-scale models, focusing on GPU kernel optimization, compiler development, and distributed inference frameworks. You'll work on cutting-edge technologies like vLLM, speculative decoding, and multi-node GPU orchestration, while contributing to industry benchmarks like MLPerf. The position blends deep systems engineering with research to advance the efficiency and scalability of AI inference.

NVIDIA PLN 292,500 – PLN 650,000 pa

Remote Permanent

Safety Engineer - Free Tier Abuse

Design and build scalable backend systems for detecting and preventing abuse of free-tier services, focusing on AI-driven moderation and guardrails. Develop production-grade APIs, data pipelines, and observability frameworks while collaborating with ML engineers to deploy models at scale. Own end-to-end technical execution of safety infrastructure across a multimodal AI platform.

ElevenLabs United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Head of Music

Leads the end-to-end music business strategy at ElevenLabs, driving product development, licensing, partnerships, and go-to-market for AI-generated music across enterprise, artist, and creator segments. Works cross-functionally with GTM, FDE, and research teams to scale music offerings and represents the company at global industry events. Focuses on shaping the future of AI music through innovation and industry collaboration.

ElevenLabs United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Engineering Manager (Growth)

Lead engineering efforts focused on user acquisition, activation, and revenue growth by driving experimentation, conversion optimization, and scalable SaaS development. Work closely with product and data teams to prioritize high-impact initiatives and improve key metrics. Operate in a fast-paced environment with a focus on measurable business outcomes and rapid iteration.

Synthesia London, United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Software Engineer, Platform Systems

Design and build distributed failure detection, tracing, and observability systems to ensure reliable, efficient training of large-scale AI models. Develop tooling to identify performance bottlenecks and faulty nodes across OpenAI’s custom supercomputing infrastructure. Collaborate closely with research and systems teams to evolve platform capabilities for frontier AI workloads.

OpenAI London, United Kingdom

Permanent

Forward Deployed Engineer - UAE

This role involves leading the deployment of cutting-edge AI models into production environments by embedding directly with customer teams. The engineer will scope, build, and deliver full-stack solutions, translating complex problems into working systems while gathering real-world feedback to influence product development. Success requires rapid iteration, technical ownership, and clear communication across internal and external stakeholders.

OpenAI United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Professor in Artificial Intelligence (Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing)

Lead strategic AI research and teaching within a top-ranked research centre, focusing on frontier AI including multimodal foundation models, agentic systems, and people-centred applications. Drive interdisciplinary collaboration through the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI, contributing to PhD training and real-world projects in health, creative industries, and sustainability. Play a senior leadership role in research direction, team development, and industry partnerships.

University of Surrey Guildford, South East England, United Kingdom £129 pa

Permanent

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Design and implement high-performance machine learning models using C++, CUDA, and PyTorch, with a focus on GPU acceleration and advanced AI applications. Work on cutting-edge research involving Transformers and computer vision to deliver real-world AI solutions. Collaborate within a skilled technical team on innovative projects in a hybrid London-based role.

Hexwired Recruitment Limited London, United Kingdom £60 – £80 ph

Hybrid Contract

Principal Engineer, Data & Compute

Design and lead the evolution of large-scale AI infrastructure for training and inference workloads across thousands of GPUs and petabyte-scale data systems. Enable seamless cross-region execution and data federation to support Wayve's embodied AI and autonomous driving research. Provide strategic technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams.

Wayve United Kingdom US$370,300 – US$418,200 pa

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Cloud Site Reliability Engineer

This role involves building and scaling the reliability foundations of an AI cloud platform, including model development and GPU compute systems. The engineer will define SRE frameworks, ensure platform resilience, and enable scalable AI deployment through automation and observability. It's a founding role requiring deep expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent