Latest applied scientist Jobs

Staff Software Engineer (Inference Platform), London

This role involves leading the reliability and scalability of AI/ML infrastructure for drug discovery, focusing on GPU/TPU systems, Kubernetes orchestration, and inference services. The engineer will design test harnesses, improve monitoring and CI/CD stability, and ensure high-throughput model serving. Work is closely aligned with research and applied ML teams to support biotech R&D at digital speed.

Isomorphic Labs London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Graduate Physicist

This role involves tackling diverse technical challenges across healthcare, defence, and energy sectors by applying physics-based problem solving to real-world engineering projects. You'll work on cutting-edge systems such as holographic imaging, ultrasonic measurement, and magnetic positioning, combining lab work with simulation and analysis. The position emphasizes rapid learning, innovation, and collaboration within a supportive, R&D-driven environment.

Cambridge Consultants United Kingdom

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

PhD Physicist

This role involves tackling complex, multidisciplinary challenges across healthcare, defence, and energy by applying advanced physics and experimental techniques to real-world engineering problems. You'll work on innovative projects such as novel imaging systems, ultrasonic measurement, and magnetic positioning, combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on development. The position emphasizes rapid learning, technical creativity, and collaboration within a supportive, R&D-focused environment.

Cambridge Consultants United Kingdom

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

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, providing technical guidance to your team.

NVIDIA

Senior Quantum Algorithm Researcher

As a Senior Quantum Algorithm Researcher, you will lead technical collaborations with supercomputing centers and industry partners to develop hybrid quantum-classical applications. Your role involves driving research in AI for quantum algorithms, contributing to strategic projects, and publishing impactful research while representing NVIDIA at conferences.

NVIDIA United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise

This role involves guiding large UK businesses in deploying Claude, Anthropic's AI platform, into their operations. Responsibilities include technical advising, architecture design, and presenting business value to C-level executives, while navigating procurement and compliance requirements.

Anthropic London, United Kingdom

Applied AI Engineer, Startups

As an Applied AI Engineer at Anthropic, you will serve as a technical advisor to tech-forward companies, helping them build and scale applications on the Claude Developer Platform. You'll work hands-on with customer engineering teams, develop custom evaluation frameworks, and create technical resources to support their AI initiatives.

Anthropic London, United Kingdom

Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Codex)

This role involves working closely with startups to integrate Codex and other AI coding tools into their development workflows. Responsibilities include leading technical talks, workshops, and hackathons, building reusable tools, and translating customer feedback into product improvements.

OpenAI London, United Kingdom

Permanent

Applied AI Engineer, Codex

This role involves working directly with engineering teams to design and implement AI-powered software development workflows using Codex. The engineer will build prototypes, integrations, and evaluation systems, often leveraging Codex in their own development process. They will guide clients from experimentation to production deployment, ensuring measurable improvements in developer productivity and software delivery.

OpenAI London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Applied AI Engineer

This role involves building and deploying production-ready AI applications, including LLM-based solutions and RAG systems, for enterprise clients. You'll work closely with clients and internal teams to solve complex technical challenges and contribute to reusable frameworks and best practices.

Tenth Revolution Group London, United Kingdom £75,000 – £105,000 pa

Staff ML Engineer | Agentic AI & Applied ML | London | |

Design and implement production-grade AI and ML systems with a focus on Agentic AI, RAG, and LangGraph/LangChain patterns. Drive engineering standards, observability, and safe deployment of complex AI solutions across multiple teams. Work in a regulated environment to establish MLOps best practices and support AI-assisted development workflows.

WeDoTech Bunhill, London, United Kingdom £800 – £1,000 pd

Hybrid Contract

Founding AI Engineer

As a Founding AI Engineer, you will join a pre-seed startup to build cutting-edge AI-powered video tools for large-scale media environments. You will work directly with the founders, own AI engineering end-to-end, and tackle greenfield challenges in a fast-moving environment.

Softweb Resourcing Soho, London, United Kingdom £100,000 – £150,000 pa

Senior Data Engineer

This role involves working within a high-growth data and machine learning team, embedding into portfolio companies to deliver data science and machine learning initiatives. Responsibilities include partnering with C-suite stakeholders, designing and deploying machine learning solutions, and contributing to best practices in data science and engineering.

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment London, United Kingdom £90,000 – £120,000 pa

On-site Permanent

AI Software Engineer – Machine Vision

This role involves developing and integrating AI models for machine vision applications, focusing on software development, model training, and performance optimization. You will work with C++, C#, and Python, and collaborate with the team to deliver reliable solutions.

Adria Solutions Netherton, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, HD4 7EZ, United Kingdom £55,000 – £70,000 pa

Senior Researcher in Probabilistic Machine Learning for AI Governence

This role involves leading research on Bayesian methods for evaluating and monitoring AI systems, publishing findings, and guiding research assistants and students. The position is based in the Bayesian Governance Lab at the University of Oxford, with a focus on sequential Bayesian inference and experimental design.

University of Oxford Oxford, South East England, United Kingdom £49 – £59 pa

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