Senior/Principal AI Scientist

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1 month ago
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Salary:£120,000 - £150,000 with strong equity, bonus and benefits


Location:London - Flexible working 1-2 days a week


Join an exciting start up in their hypergrowth phase - with impressive pre-seed funding, a headcount of 9 (looking to scale) and a product across the creative and graphic design space as an AI agent. Backed by top VCs and 2 ex-Big Tech Co-Founders.


ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES


  • Working closely within a small team, to build and scale ML models focusing onComputer Vision, LLMs and ML
  • Applying the latest research to commercial problems
  • Working alongside technical founders, chance to have real autonomy and drive commercial and technical value - whilst working with the end users
  • Driving the latest innovative research in AI, deploying core projects onto their platform
  • Opportunity to upskill and mentor junior members, whilst learning from a high-calibre team


SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE


Required

  • PhD froma top academic institutionin STEM related subject
  • Proof of AI academic achievement (publications, conferences, awards etc.)
  • Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow
  • Then experience in some of:Computer Vision (2D or 3D), GenAI, LLM (Agents and Fine tuning), Machine Learning
  • Actively looking to join a fast-paced startup
  • Any internships or experience in big tech, startup or founder experience is beneficial


This role can sponsor for strong candidates


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