Latest research engineer Jobs

Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)

As a Research Engineer on the RL Velocity team, you will focus on building and improving the RL training infrastructure, identifying and removing bottlenecks, and partnering with researchers and engineering teams to enhance the efficiency and reliability of Anthropic's AI systems. This role involves high-leverage work that impacts the entire organization's ability to iterate and improve models quickly.

Anthropic London, United Kingdom £370,000 – £630,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent

Research Engineer, Pretraining

This role involves conducting research and implementing solutions in areas like model architecture, algorithms, and data processing for large language models. You will lead small projects, collaborate on larger initiatives, and optimize training infrastructure to ensure AI systems are safe, steerable, and trustworthy.

Anthropic London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Principal Research Engineer

Lead the end-to-end technical direction of offline video generation for a leading AI video platform, driving large-scale generative model development from pre-training through post-training. Bridge research and product by solving cross-cutting technical challenges in training stability, data pipelines, and alignment. Coach engineers, shape team processes, and accelerate the deployment of state-of-the-art avatar video models at scale.

Synthesia London, United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Senior Research Engineer - Video Foundation Models (Pre - Training)

Develop and scale latent video diffusion models for human-centric video generation, focusing on controllability, training stability, and inference efficiency. Work on conditioning mechanisms for pose, emotion, and script control while optimizing distributed training and evaluation frameworks. Deliver production-grade foundation models with direct impact on a widely used AI video platform.

Synthesia London, United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Senior AI Engineer

This role involves leading a two-year R&D project to develop emotionally responsive virtual humans for soft-skills training. Responsibilities include setting technical direction, building AI systems that perceive and respond naturally, and collaborating across multiple disciplines to turn research into a reliable product.

Bodyswaps London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

This role involves leading the development and deployment of production-grade machine learning systems, with a focus on large language models and scalable infrastructure. You'll bridge research and engineering by building robust data pipelines, optimising model performance, and mentoring engineers. The position emphasizes hands-on technical leadership in a remote-first, AI-driven environment.

Hexwired Recruitment Limited United Kingdom £160,000 – £200,000 pa

Remote Permanent

Staff ML Engineer, Gaia

This role involves leading large-scale training of video foundation models for Wayve’s Gaia world model, which predicts future driving scenarios from video input. The engineer will drive architectural innovation, optimize training pipelines, and collaborate across research and engineering teams to enhance synthetic scenario generation for autonomous driving systems. Technical leadership and first-principles problem-solving are central to the role.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Member of Technical Staff, Agent Code

This role involves staying up-to-date with the latest research in code LLMs and agents, designing and implementing scalable training strategies, and leading experiments on state-of-the-art compute infrastructure. You will collaborate with a team of researchers and engineers to develop cutting-edge code generation and agent systems for enterprise use.

Cohere London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Solution Architect, Local Government AI

The role involves working closely with government clients and internal teams to design and deploy AI-driven solutions that address public sector challenges. You'll develop technical strategies, create educational resources, and support the implementation of AI workflows using NVIDIA's technologies, with a focus on computer vision, generative AI, and deep learning. The position emphasizes collaboration with partners, hands-on prototyping, and translating policy goals into scalable technical solutions.

NVIDIA Spain

Remote Permanent Clearance Required

Solution Architect, Local Government AI

This role involves working closely with government clients and internal teams to design and deploy AI-driven solutions that address public sector challenges. The Solution Architect will develop technical strategies, create educational resources, and support proofs of concept using NVIDIA's AI technologies. They will also guide partners and customers through solution implementation, focusing on real-world applications in areas like computer vision, generative AI, and digital twins.

NVIDIA

Remote Permanent

Software Engineer, Platform Systems

About the TeamThe Platform Systems team at OpenAI operates at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and large-scale distributed systems. We build the engineering and research infrastructure required to train OpenAI’s flagship models on some of the world’s largest, custom-built supercomputers.Our...

OpenAI London, United Kingdom

Permanent

Senior Software Engineer, Chem-Bio

This role involves designing and building reliable systems for a research-focused team, translating varied research needs into well-engineered solutions, and contributing to the technical direction and standards of a growing engineering function. The work is centered around AI and chemical-biological research, with a focus on scalable, robust, and maintainable software development.

AI Security Institute London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Research Scientist (Applied LLMs), London

A Research Scientist role focused on applying Large Language Models to drug discovery challenges, working within an interdisciplinary team of AI and life sciences experts. The position involves developing novel LLM-driven methods, refining models for biological and medical applications, and collaborating across scientific domains. The role requires deep technical expertise in LLMs and a strong foundation in machine learning and computational science.

Isomorphic Labs London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Machine Learning Engineer, ADAS

Train and improve computer vision and 3D perception models for ADAS systems, working across the full ML lifecycle from data to deployment. Build scalable data pipelines, including auto-labelling, to enhance model performance. Focus on real-world impact by iterating on perception capabilities like object detection, segmentation, and 3D reconstruction for driving scenarios.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Principal Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer

About us PhysicsX is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software. We are building an AI-driven simulation software stack for engineering and manufacturing across advanced industries....

PhysicsX London, United Kingdom