Latest AI Research Scientist Jobs

Anthropic Fellows Program

A 4-month, full-time fellowship program offering mentorship and funding for technical talent to conduct empirical AI research aligned with Anthropic’s priorities in AI safety, security, systems, reinforcement learning, or policy. Fellows work on a project with the goal of producing a public output such as a research paper, supported by Anthropic researchers and access to compute resources.

Anthropic United Kingdom

Anthropic Fellows Program, ML Systems & Performance

This role involves a 4-month, full-time research fellowship focused on ML systems and performance, with mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Fellows will work on empirical projects using external infrastructure to build scalable ML systems, debug training processes, and support high-performance computing environments. The program emphasizes collaboration, rapid implementation, and producing public research outputs such as papers.

Anthropic United Kingdom

Technical Threat Investigator, Threat Intel Engineering - UK

Conducts in-depth investigations into sophisticated threat actors exploiting OpenAI's models and infrastructure, with a focus on identifying and disrupting malicious use in cyber operations. Develops AI-assisted tooling and automation to scale detection and response capabilities. Translates technical findings into actionable intelligence for security and leadership teams across a global environment.

OpenAI London, United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Software Engineer, ChatGPT Infrastructure

Design, build, and operate scalable, reliable infrastructure supporting AI systems like ChatGPT and the OpenAI API. Focus on performance, observability, security, and automation while collaborating with research, product, and engineering teams. Improve developer experience and system resilience at global scale.

OpenAI London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Unreal Engine Developer - Synthetic Data / AI

Develop and scale Unreal Engine 5 applications to generate synthetic imagery for training AI and computer vision models. Collaborate with AI researchers and engineers to automate rendering workflows, improve scene generation, and build production-grade software for secure deployment. Work across technical and non-technical teams to create intuitive tools for scalable synthetic data pipelines.

MFK Recruitment Brentford, London, TW8 9DE, United Kingdom £55,000 – £70,000 pa

Principal Engineer – Risk Decisioning & Agentic AI – BPL

Lead the design and implementation of AI-driven risk decisioning systems, focusing on fraud detection, credit risk, and financial crime. Develop scalable, cloud-native platforms using event-driven architectures and real-time processing, while mentoring engineering teams and shaping technical strategy. Work within a regulated environment to translate compliance and risk requirements into robust, production-grade solutions.

Barclays London, E14 5RB, United Kingdom

PhD Studentship: Extreme Weather Storylines via Generative AI

This PhD studentship focuses on developing and applying generative AI models to simulate plausible extreme weather event trajectories, combining machine learning with rare event sampling techniques. The project leverages an intermediate-resolution weather model supported by ECMWF and is embedded within the interdisciplinary HetSys CDT, offering training in computational modelling, data science, and simulation across physics, engineering, and applied mathematics. The research aims to improve understanding of climate-driven extreme weather risks through advanced AI-driven atmospheric dynamics modelling.

University of Warwick Coventry, University Of Warwick, Midlands Of England, United Kingdom £21,805 pa

Contract

Artificial Intelligence AI Offensive Security Analyst - Citi

This role involves conducting offensive security testing on AI systems, including penetration tests and adversarial evaluations of generative AI and agentic applications. The analyst will both assess AI-powered systems for vulnerabilities such as prompt injection and data leakage, and leverage AI tools to enhance the speed and scope of security testing. The position emphasizes building custom tooling, integrating security into development workflows, and developing scalable detection and containment strategies for AI-driven threats in a large enterprise banking environment.

eFinancialCareers London, United Kingdom

Solution Architect, Local Government AI

This role involves working closely with government clients and partners to design and deploy AI-driven solutions using NVIDIA's hardware and software technologies. The Solution Architect will develop technical collateral, lead proof-of-concept initiatives, and guide field teams in implementing AI workflows across public sector challenges. A strong focus is placed on computer vision, generative AI, and MLOps, with an emphasis on translating mission goals into scalable technical strategies.

NVIDIA Spain

Remote Permanent Clearance Required

Solution Architect, Local Government AI

The role involves working closely with government clients and partners to design and deploy AI-driven solutions that address public sector challenges. You will develop technical strategies, create educational content, and support proofs of concept using NVIDIA's AI platforms. The position emphasizes hands-on technical leadership in computer vision, generative AI, and deep learning, with a focus on real-world deployment and cross-cultural collaboration.

NVIDIA

Remote Permanent Clearance Required

PhD Studentship: Wireless Communication, Signal Processing, and AI

This PhD studentship focuses on developing AI-native and sensing-aware wireless systems, integrating machine learning, signal processing, and optimisation to enable co-designed communication and sensing. The research spans theoretical development to lightweight hardware prototyping, targeting high-impact publications in IEEE and AI venues. Candidates will explore directions such as distributed learning, resource allocation, reconfigurable radio environments, or performance-guaranteed algorithms.

The University of Manchester Manchester, Northern England, United Kingdom £21 pa

On-site Contract

Machine Learning Engineer, Global Public Sector

Design and build reliable, multi-step agentic systems for high-stakes government applications, focusing on AI safety, red-teaming, and model optimization in regulated environments. Develop novel architectures and evaluation frameworks to ensure sovereign AI systems are performant, unbiased, and production-ready at scale.

Scale AI United Kingdom

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Director, Forward Deployed Engineering

Leads end-to-end delivery of AI agent systems for Fortune 500 clients, managing a team of forward deployed engineers who integrate cutting-edge AI into enterprise operations. Translates complex business challenges into technical roadmaps, ensures production-grade reliability, and drives product improvements through field feedback. Focuses on scaling deployment efficiency and building reusable platform capabilities from customer engagements.

Scale AI London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Computer Vision Engineer

A Computer Vision Engineer will lead high-impact AI initiatives in the defence sector, designing and deploying advanced computer vision systems that solve real-world challenges. The role involves technical leadership, mentoring, shaping strategic capability, and contributing to business development through cutting-edge research and production deployment. Work spans on-site client collaboration and flexible UK-based remote or office work, with a focus on ethical, reliable AI in sensitive environments.

Faculty AI London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Flexible Clearance Required

Staff Product Designer

Design a unified, enterprise-grade AI platform focused on decision intelligence and AI agents, particularly in healthcare and life sciences. Pioneer new interaction models for generative AI and agentic workflows, ensuring human-in-the-loop control, transparency, and trust in high-stakes environments. Build scalable design systems and elevate design culture through mentorship and cross-functional collaboration.

Faculty AI London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent