Jobs in Exeter

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Head of AI

As Head of AI, you will lead the development and implementation of AI strategies, governance, and capabilities at LPPA, a leading pension administration company. You will work closely with the CTO and executive team to identify and deliver AI opportunities that enhance operational efficiency, service quality, and member outcomes. Key responsibilities include building the AI team, establishing governance frameworks, and fostering AI adoption across the organization.

Local Pensions Partnership Administration Preston, North West England, United Kingdom £90,000 – £100,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent

PhD Studentship - How Pathogens Emerge: Integrating Large Language Models with Comparative Genomics to Uncover the Zoonotic Potential of Bacteria

This PhD studentship involves integrating AI large language models with comparative genomics to predict the zoonotic potential of bacteria. The project aims to develop biologically interpretable models for pathogen surveillance, offering training in bioinformatics, data science, and microbiology.

University of Exeter Cornwall, Penryn, South West England, United Kingdom £21 pa

Contract

PhD Studentship: Advancing Bayesian machine learning methods for precision medicine applications in Type 2 diabetes

This PhD studentship focuses on advancing Bayesian machine learning methods for precision medicine, specifically in Type 2 diabetes treatment selection. The project will leverage large-scale observational healthcare data to optimize treatment choices, addressing key challenges in model development.

University of Exeter Exeter, South West England, United Kingdom £21 pa

On-site Permanent

Head of External Drug Discovery Operations, London

This role involves leading the external drug discovery and preclinical operations, ensuring high-throughput and high-quality data generation from CROs. The Head of External Drug Discovery Operations will design and scale a modern CRO infrastructure, align with internal stakeholders, and manage a team to drive operational excellence and cross-functional collaboration.

Isomorphic Labs London, United Kingdom

Fullstack Engineer

The role involves designing, building, and shipping a secure, data-heavy AI work-execution platform for alternative investment firms. Responsibilities include developing interfaces, services, and APIs, managing data models, implementing security features, and collaborating with the AI/ML team to deliver trusted and auditable features.

Oscar Technology London, United Kingdom £70,000 – £100,000 pa

FPGA Engineer

This role involves leading FPGA and system-on-chip design for advanced gimbal payload systems, including video processing, sensor interfaces, and real-time control. You will work closely with software, control, and mechanical engineering teams to develop in-house solutions from prototype to production.

Copello Bristol, Bristol (county), United Kingdom £80,000 – £900,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Software Engineer

This role involves leading software development projects, participating in multidisciplinary teams, and providing subject matter expertise in AI and computer vision. Responsibilities include project planning, software design, development, testing, and deployment, as well as contributing to continuous improvement and technical documentation.

Synoptix Broomhill, City Of Bristol, Bristol (county), BS4 4SE, United Kingdom £51,000 – £60,500 pa

Head of International Security

This role leads international security strategy for a frontier AI company, focusing on compliance, cloud security, and AI-specific risks across non-US markets. The person will drive secure-by-default architecture, regulatory alignment, and high-assurance protections for government and enterprise customers. Key responsibilities include cross-border data governance, multi-tenant isolation, and detection engineering tailored to regional requirements.

Scale AI London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Financial Crime Risk Transaction Monitoring Control Owner - AVP

Design and optimise transaction monitoring systems to detect financial crime risks across Barclays UK and International. Develop statistical and machine learning models using tools like SQL, Python, and Spark, while ensuring compliance with AML regulations and governance standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance detection capabilities and support strategic financial crime risk initiatives.

Barclays London, E14 5RB, United Kingdom

Principal AI Engineer

Leads technical AI projects involving high-throughput vision systems on NVIDIA Jetson hardware, with a focus on real-time tracking, multi-modal sensor integration, and AI assurance. Provides technical leadership across the design lifecycle and mentors junior engineers. Works in multidisciplinary teams and engages with stakeholders to shape project direction and innovation in edge AI systems.

Synoptix Gloucestershire, United Kingdom £65,000 – £85,000 pa

Senior Applied AI Engineer

This role involves designing, building, and delivering backend services and APIs for an AI layer in an investment management firm's portfolio technology platform. You will work closely with a frontend engineer to integrate AI capabilities, ensure secure data handling, and monitor system performance.

Hays Technology London, United Kingdom £100,000 – £110,000 pa

Professor in Artificial Intelligence

School of Computing and EngineeringCompetitive Remuneration SalaryPermanentFull-time We are seeking to appoint a Professor in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Huddersfield. This strategic appointment offers the opportunity to shape future research, strengthen preparations for REF 2029 and contribute to...

University of Huddersfield Huddersfield, Northern England, United Kingdom

Permanent

Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Connectivity

Design and operate core connectivity infrastructure for AI agents, including the MCP proxy, OAuth/token management, and admin controls. Contribute to the open MCP standard and SDKs while ensuring enterprise-grade reliability and security. Work across distributed teams to ship foundational services used by Claude products and API consumers.

Anthropic United Kingdom US$405,000 – US$485,000 pa

Financial Crime Risk Transaction Monitoring Control Owner

This role involves designing and optimising transaction monitoring systems to detect financial crime, using statistical and machine learning models. The individual will analyse data from multiple sources, improve detection accuracy, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards across Barclays UK and International. Collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders is key to shaping strategy and enhancing financial crime controls.

Barclays United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Senior Libraries Engineer – AI and HPC

You will develop and optimize scalable library software for GPU and CPU accelerated data processing, focusing on numerical methods and performance tuning. You'll work closely with leadership and partners to understand requirements and contribute to technical roadmaps, providing technical guidance to your team.

NVIDIA Switzerland

Senior Libraries Engineer – AI and HPC

You will develop and optimize scalable library software for GPU and CPU accelerated data processing, focusing on performance tuning and benchmarking. You'll work closely with leadership and partners to enhance library features and performance, contributing to NVIDIA's cutting-edge AI and HPC projects.

NVIDIA