Applied Research Engineer

Applied Research Engineer / AI Startup / LondonAn ambitious AI company is looking for an exceptional Applied Research Engineer to join its early technical team and build a new generation of intelligent software.You'll work on challenging problems across NLP, search, information processing and AI, taking ideas from research through to production.What you'll do:Build intelligent systems for working with complex informationDevelop new approaches to search, retrieval and information processingTurn research ideas into production-ready softwareInfluence architecture and technical directionOwn problems from idea through implementationWhat they're looking for:Experience in NLP, search, information systems or related researchStrong software engineering fundamentalsEvident academic excellenceExperience building and shipping real systemsCuriosity around AI and complex informationFirst-principles problem solvingComfortable working in ambiguous, early-stage environmentsWhy join?Join at an early stage and help shape the productWork alongside a highly technical founding teamSignificant autonomy and influenceCombine research with hands-on engineeringSolve genuinely difficult AI problemsFlexible London workingApplied Research Engineer / AI Startup / London