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Senior ML Engineer

Data Science and AI Full–time
ID: #10996
Posted: 2026-03-02
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Foundation Model Leadership | Applied AI Research & Systems • Location: London, UK (on-site preferred; remote with monthly visit possible) • Job Type: Full-time | Senior • Compensation: £100,000 – £200,000 + share options • Our Client: VC-backed AI/ML start-up Work Authorization • Must have the right to work in the UK or be able to obtain it • On-site presence in London preferred • Remote candidates must commit to at least monthly London visits • Visa sponsorship not available About the Opportunity Our client is developing a novel foundation model to enable fully automated, unsupervised software delivery in embedded control systems. As a VC-backed, early-stage AI company based in West London, they are building the core ML stack from first principles. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on architecting, optimizing, and deploying large-scale foundation models in a high-urgency, high-impact environment. What You'll Do • Lead research, development, and production deployment of the foundation model • Define long-term technical strategy for high-performance ML systems • Optimize models across diverse hardware environments • Architect scalable distributed training and inference pipelines • Build GPU-accelerated components, including custom CUDA kernels • Profile and optimize the full ML stack end-to-end • Create internal tooling, benchmarks, and evaluation harnesses • Work closely with founders to translate product goals into technical roadmaps Tech Environment • Python and CUDA C/C++ • PyTorch (preferred) or similar deep learning frameworks • Distributed training and large-scale inference systems • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) • Modern foundation model architectures (MoE, state-space models) What We're Looking For • Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale foundation models • Strong hands-on performance optimization and debugging skills • Practical experience with distributed training and inference • Deep knowledge of modern deep learning frameworks • Experience operating ML systems in production environments • High urgency, ownership mindset, and comfort with ambiguity Nice to Have • Custom CUDA kernel development • Internal ML tooling or benchmarking experience • Containerisation and orchestration exposure • Embedded or control systems background • Experience at top-tier AI/ML companies or research labs Why This Role Stands Out • Ground-floor role shaping a novel foundation model • Direct collaboration with founders • High technical ownership and strategic influence • Streamlined interview process (2 stages) • Transparent, no-jargon engineering culture If you've built and optimized foundation-scale models and want real technical ownership in an ambitious AI start-up, we'd love to meet you...

Hard Skills 10
Skill Source Confidence
Model Optimization llm_hard
100%
PyTorch llm_hard
100%
Distributed Computing llm_hard
100%
Python llm_hard
100%
Model Deployment llm_hard
100%
Deep Learning llm_hard
100%
Google Cloud AI llm_hard
80%
MLOps llm_hard
80%
AWS (SageMaker, EC2, S3) llm_hard
80%
Azure ML llm_hard
80%
Soft Skills 5
Skill Source Confidence
Leadership llm_soft
100%
Strategic Thinking llm_soft
100%
Cross-Functional Communication llm_soft
80%
Decision-Making llm_soft
80%
Collaboration llm_soft
80%
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