Latest R&D Jobs

Senior Security Researcher - Agent Workflow

This role involves researching and prototyping agentic AI workflows within cybersecurity, exploring how autonomous systems can enhance threat detection and response. You'll collaborate with product, engineering, and machine learning teams to translate innovative concepts into functional prototypes. The position emphasizes open-ended research, deep product understanding, and applying generative AI to real-world security challenges.

Darktrace Cambridge, CB2 3BJ, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Security Researcher - Agent Workflow

This role involves researching and prototyping agentic AI workflows within cybersecurity, exploring how autonomous systems can enhance threat detection and response across Darktrace’s platform. You'll collaborate with product, engineering, and ML teams to translate novel AI concepts into functional prototypes, while maintaining deep expertise in both AI advancements and security applications. The position emphasizes innovation, cross-functional coordination, and applied research in a real-world cyber defense context.

Darktrace London, UB8 1LQ, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

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

Senior Software and System Architect

Design and define next-generation system architectures for DPUs and NICs, spanning hardware to application layers. Lead cloud networking solutions involving orchestration, provisioning, and security, while collaborating with global engineering teams and external customers. Develop prototypes, evaluate emerging technologies, and deliver clear architectural specifications for scalable data center systems.

NVIDIA

Research Assistant in AI

This role involves processing and analyzing large-scale cardiac imaging data, integrating it with genetic and clinical data, and developing machine-learning models to predict patient risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. You will work in a multidisciplinary team at Imperial College London, contributing to a British Heart Foundation-funded project.

Imperial College London London, United Kingdom £45 – £48 pa

Contract

Senior Research Scientist - AI Safety

This role involves leading high-impact AI safety research, focusing on red teaming and evaluations for frontier models in high-risk domains such as cybersecurity and national security. The scientist will drive technical research from concept to publication, shape safety strategies, and support real-world deployment of responsible AI systems through collaboration with government and commercial partners.

Faculty AI London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

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 Research Scientist- Interactive Avatars

As a Staff Research Scientist, you will work on the cutting edge of generative AI, specifically focusing on interactive avatars. Your responsibilities include setting the research direction, advancing the state of the art in perceptual layers, and building models for natural, real-time conversations. You will lead a team, mentor junior researchers, and collaborate with data and engineering teams to turn research into product capabilities.

Synthesia London, United Kingdom £50,000 pa

Remote Permanent

Senior Research Scientist - AI Safety Evaluations

Lead the development of advanced AI safety evaluations to assess risks in critical domains like CBRN and cybersecurity. Conduct original research from concept to publication, shape methodological strategy, and collaborate with frontier labs and government stakeholders. Focus on rigorous, scientifically grounded approaches to red-teaming, robustness testing, and evaluation design.

Faculty London, United Kingdom

Permanent

Research Scientist - Interactive Avatars

As a Research Scientist, you will join a team of 40+ researchers and engineers to develop cutting-edge generative AI models for interactive avatars. Your focus will be on advancing the state of the art in dyadic interaction modeling, building models that can hold natural, real-time conversations, and generating contextually appropriate reactions to user inputs.

Synthesia London, United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Senior Cloud Native Security Architect

This role involves leading complex cloud-native security engagements with customers, designing and implementing secure solutions in Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments, and acting as a trusted technical advisor. The architect will guide customers through identity, secrets management, and workload security challenges while contributing to internal initiatives and mentoring peers. Work spans high-level strategy and hands-on configuration across open-source and cloud platforms.

Palo Alto Networks United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Solution Architect, Integration Partners GTM

This role involves designing, building, and validating integrations between partner technologies and the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform, while providing technical enablement and go-to-market support across Europe. The Solution Architect acts as a sales engineer for partners, delivering technical demos, proof-of-value exercises, and integration guidance. The position emphasizes deep technical collaboration with integration partners, automation of onboarding workflows, and the use of AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency in a cybersecurity context.

CrowdStrike England

Remote Permanent

Solution Architect, Integration Partners GTM

Act as the technical bridge between CrowdStrike and its integration partners in Europe, designing and validating integrations on the Falcon Platform, supporting joint go-to-market initiatives, and enabling partners through training and technical content. Focus on accelerating deal progression via technical demos, proof-of-value execution, and RFI/RFP responses while leveraging AI to enhance workflows and integration efficiency.

CrowdStrike Windsor, SL4 4BQ, United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Research Assistant in Machine Learning for Epidemiology

This role involves developing and evaluating machine learning models to predict Strep A outbreaks using real-world datasets. You will collaborate with clinicians and an engineering team to create a tool that can provide early warnings and help protect public health.

University of Sheffield Sheffield, Hybrid, Northern England, United Kingdom £32 pa

Contract Part-time

Regional Research Economist, Economic Research

This role involves conducting empirical economic research to understand AI's impact on labor markets, productivity, and economic transformation across a specific region. The economist will develop and expand the Anthropic Economic Index using novel measurement systems like Clio, applying advanced econometric and machine learning methods. They will collaborate with governments, academia, and policy institutions to translate research into actionable insights and influence both public policy and internal business decisions.

Anthropic London, United Kingdom £195,000 – £245,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent