We’re a UK-based deep tech start-up seeking a Lead Generative AI Engineer to join our enthusiastic and rapidly growing team. Ideally, you’ll have 7+ years industry experience working with Generative AI on a wide range of challenges in a fast-moving environment. The position will involve, technically leading teams and applying your skills to our two exciting, commercially focussed, core AI developments.

The role will involve developing, combining and scaling natural language model systems, data enhancement, collaboration with the wider AI team, and keeping abreast of the latest trends in Generative AI and ML. The ideal candidate will have a 7+ years’ experience with Generative AI e.g., LLMs, utilising them as part of a natural language model system (ideally both in and before production). Alongside this the candidate will have good understanding of current literature around LLMs.

The Rewards

Initial salary: £neg., depending on experience & personal attributes

Opportunity for rapid career progression

An opportunity to shape the direction of fast-moving start-up

Generous share option scheme

Highly flexible work hours

Hybrid working option

Key Responsibilities

Technically lead teams in a challenging fast paced environment

Develop novel, accurate AI algorithms for Oxford Dynamic’s core AI products

Work with the team to deploy novel AI products into offline environments

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

Strong experience deploying LLM’s for searching pipelines

Experience leading teams

Up to date with current LLM and NLP research

Holding security clearance (min SC) or no known impediments to be security cleared to SC

Experience designing, developing and deploying production machine learning pipelines

Strong background in NLP techniques

BS, MS or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field

Strong presentation skills

Python for machine learning development

Full-stack development, enhancement, and maintenance

GIT workflow & control

Docker for system deployment

AWS/Cloud experience

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

A portfolio of previous work (industry, Bachelors, semester, Masters, doctoral thesis, ...) in AI/robotics (Github repository) or published papers in relevant AI/robotics journals/conferences

Experience with Git-workflow within a production team

Experience with Agile product development

Experience of working in a start-up

Best practices in data engineering

Familiarity with MLOps

Experience with building Restful services

Experience presenting in front of project stakeholders

Keen business development interest

Start date : Immediate

Contract Type : Permanent

Oxford Dynamics is committed to creating an inclusive team experience for all. Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or if you're parenting the next generation of innovators, we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.

If you're interested in this role, please email your CV and we’ll be in touch.

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