Shoreditch
AI Engineer - Up to £90,000 base salary + benefits. Once a week in Shoreditch with flexible working
I'm working with an Education Technology (EdTech) business that has raised millions in funding and is looking to add an AI Engineer to lead a two-year R&D project.
This is a hands-on role where you'll be building prototypes, running experiments and helping shape how AI is integrated into the product. You'll work closely with the CTO and Tech Leads, giving you the support to focus on the research and experimental side while still having strong engineering backing around you.
The heart of the project is creating emotionally reactive virtual characters that can understand how a learner is communicating and respond naturally in real time.
You'll be working with clean, well-tested Python (FastAPI), building reliable AI pipelines and working with LLMs, including prompt engineering and fine-tuning models.
They're looking for someone who understands machine learning from a practical perspective. Someone who enjoys building prototypes, testing ideas and then figuring out how to turn successful experiments into product features.
Experience with speech and audio processing, computer vision, motion tracking or real-time interactive systems would be beneficial. Exposure to areas such as 3D engines, game engines, VR or similar environments would also be a positive.
This role would suit someone who enjoys solving difficult problems, experimenting with emerging AI technologies and working on something genuinely different from the majority of AI roles currently on the market.