Contract Role – AI Research Software Engineer – London/Hybrid – 06 months – Inside IR35 PAYE

We are seeking a skilled AI Research Software Engineer passionate in solving systems challenges to sustainably accelerate our reach to human-level intelligence. Candidates will have an opportunity to make fundamental advances in systems and apply their ideas at an unprecedented scale.

Role Overview:
* Job Title: AI Research Software Engineer
* Location: London/Hybrid (3 days onsite)
* Contract Type: Contract
* Duration: 06 months

Responsibilities
* Carry out cutting-edge research to advance the science and technology of machine learning systems.
* Design methods, tools, and infrastructure to push forward the state of the art in large language models.
* Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results.
* Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap.
* Code deliverables in tandem with the engineering team.
* Publish research results and contribute to research that impacts company product development.

Minimum Qualifications
* 2+ years of hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, data mining or artificial intelligence
* Experience with developing machine learning models at scale, such as programmatically querying LLMs and LLM post-training.
* Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch.
* Experience writing software and executing complex experiments involving large AI models and datasets.
* Proven experience to translate insights into business recommendations
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications
* Direct experience in generative AI and LLM research
* PhD degree or research focused Master degree in ML areas

Please feel free to contact myself – Daisy Nguyen at Gibbs Consulting/Atrium UK for a confidential chat to know more details about the role.

Please also note: Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.