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AI Engineer
London
£90,000 – £100,000 + Bonus

The Role:

A well-known brand in the UK is building an AI team in 2026, starting with 4x AI Engineers (1x mid-level, 2x Snr AI Engineers and 1x Lead AI Engineer).

The scope of the role is extremely broad, offering the chance to come in and deliver impact all business areas.

With strong investment from the board and CEO, this team will utilise the latest techniques and innovation in AI to deliver value at a business-wide level.

With a far-reaching remit, it will be your role to identify new opportunities, scope out AI projects, and execute on your strategy.

You:

• Experience in delivering AI solutions within an organisation from beginning to end (full-stack)
• Technical experience across traditional data science and machine learning as well as AI
• Stakeholder management experience – utilising communication skills
• Innovation is a key part of this role

Salary:

In this role you can earn between £90,000 – £100,000 + benefits (including a 15% bonus OTE)

The Process:

1. Virtual Interview
2. Virtual (technical) interview
3. In-person interview

KEYWORDS

Data Scientist, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Engineer, LLM, RAG, Langchain.

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Data Scientist
London
Private Equity
£75,000 – £85,000 + benefits

Harnham is working exclusively with a prestigious private equity firm in London who are building a data function in London to support the internal deal team with the use of sophisticated data science and analytics.

You will join a small team and help build the foundations for the company’s data initiative for the coming years.

You will be expected to help build the data platform being used by the investment team, as well as work on ad-hoc strategic projects to identify investment opportunities for the business.

The Role – Data Scientist

You will be:

• Working alongside the deal team to identify where data science and advanced analytics can have a positive impact on the investment process
• Helping to create internal data tools and products to support data-driven investment decisions
• Carrying out due diligence as part of the investment process
• Exploring how Generative AI techniques can benefit the organisation

Experience – Data Scientist

You will have:

• An M.Sc. or Ph.D. in: STEM (e.g. Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering)
• Experience using Python is a must
• Experience of data visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI)
• A strong knowledge of statistical/machine learning models applied to real-world problems
• A keen interest in problem-solving and using data, analytics and AI to solve investment problems is important
• A focus on using data science to create value is essential
• A strong interest in working alongside both technical and non-technical people

BENEFITS

Up to £85,000 base salary
Competitive bonus

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page. For further details or to enquire about other roles, please contact Nick Mandella at Harnham.

KEYWORDS

Python, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, AWS, GCP, Azure, Cloud, machine learning, statistics, Data Science, Data Scientist, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, private equity, finance.

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SENIOR SOFTWARE & ML ENGINEER (AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES / ROBOTICS)

REMOTE (OPTIONAL AUSTIN, TX OFFICE)

$150,000 – $175,000 BASE + BONUS + EQUITY + BENEFITS

The Opportunity

We’re partnering with a fast-growing robotics and autonomous systems startup focused on vehicle navigation in GPS-denied environments. This is not a research role – you’ll be building production-grade software and ML systems that run inside vehicles for military, defense, and commercial clients.

The team is flexible on seniority and open to mid-level through senior engineers who enjoy hands-on building, experimentation, and deep technical ownership.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Building and maintaining software for vehicle localization and navigation without GPS
• Developing sensor fusion, mapping, and ML-driven algorithms to integrate with vehicle hardware and firmware
• Reverse-engineering vehicle data streams and working with limited documentation
• Prototyping and iterating rapidly to solve real-world challenges in off-road or complex environments
• Collaborating closely across software, ML, and vehicle integration teams to design robust systems
• Owning large chunks of the stack, from embedded C++ systems to ML algorithms and data processing pipelines

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in C++ (systems-level, embedded, or robotics applications)
• Hands-on experience integrating software with hardware or vehicles
• Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software architecture
• Comfortable working with limited tooling and documentation, and solving ambiguous problems
• Curious, resourceful, and entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to grow as an engineer

Nice to Have

• Autonomous driving or wheeled robotics experience
• ML experience for non-CV / non-LiDAR systems
• GIS, mapping, or topographical data experience
• Particle filters or localization algorithm knowledge
• PCB / firmware development experience
• Open-source contributions

Why This Role

• Real ownership over production-grade systems – what you build runs in vehicles
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge autonomous vehicle and robotics technologies
• Flexibility on seniority and career trajectory, with future leadership opportunities
• Competitive compensation, equity, and room for impact in a growing startup
• Hands-on, scrappy, and collaborative team culture – low ego, high technical depth

If you’re excited to build real, deployed vehicle systems and ML solutions, not just prototypes, and want meaningful ownership on a fast-moving robotics platform, APPLY.

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MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER (FOUNDATIONAL AI / RISK SYSTEMS)

REMOTE – UNITED STATES

$150,000 – $190,000 BASE + MEANINGFUL EQUITY + BENEFITS

The Opportunity

We’re partnering with a fast-growing fintech startup building a new category at the intersection of commercial rent, cash-flow intelligence, and applied AI.

This is a foundational machine learning role, not a research position. You’ll own the systems that make real financial decisions in production, working directly with the founding team.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Build and own underwriting and risk decisioning models used in production
• Analyze transaction-level financial data to identify key risk and performance signals
• Design ML systems that adapt to changing cash flow and user behavior
• Implement feedback loops that learn from real repayment outcomes
• Partner closely with founders on product and risk decisions

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years building and shipping ML systems in production
• Strong data analysis skills with messy, real-world financial data
• Experience deploying Python-based ML models
• Ability to work independently with high ownership
• Decision-oriented mindset (focus on outcomes, not just models)
• Experience in risk, underwriting, or credit modeling
• Fintech or transaction-level data exposure
• Practical use of LLMs for classification or signal extraction

Tech Stack (Required / Core)

• Python for ML model development and data analysis
• Production ML deployment (risk scoring, thresholds, model iteration)
• SQL / PostgreSQL for working with transactional data
• Cloud environment (GCP or similar)
• Backend integration with Node.js / TypeScript-based systems

Why This Role

• As the first ML hire, you’ll own greenfield systems that control real financial outcomes, collaborate directly with founders, and grow into a long-term leadership role with meaningful equity.

If you’re motivated by building ML systems that directly affect real businesses, real cash flow, and real outcomes, APPLY.

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Senior Software Engineer (Agentic AI)

Salary: £120,000 + Equity

Location: London

Build and own the core systems behind autonomous AI agents that operate in real time, over voice, delivering immediate impact in healthcare.

The Opportunity
This opportunity is to join a fast‑growing AI company building autonomous, voice‑based agents that handle critical healthcare workflows end to end. You’ll work on foundational backend systems spanning real‑time voice, agent orchestration, reasoning, and deep integrations with live clinical platforms. The role offers high ownership and visibility, with engineers collaborating closely with founders, product, and customers to ship production systems quickly.

Reliability, performance, and safety are non‑negotiable, as the technology directly supports clinicians and patients in real‑world environments. It’s a chance to join a small, senior, in‑person team operating at the frontier of applied AI with immediate impact.

Role and Repsonsibilities
This role focuses on designing and building the core backend systems that power autonomous, voice‑driven AI agents used in live healthcare environments. You’ll own critical platform components, from real‑time systems and integrations with clinical tools to agent orchestration, memory, and workflow logic. A key part of the role is improving performance, reliability, observability, and safety across production systems that real patients and clinicians depend on.

You’ll work closely with founders, product, and customers, contributing directly to product direction and technical decisions. The position offers high ownership, fast iteration, and the opportunity to shape both the platform and the long‑term engineering culture.

Interview Process

1. Introduction Chat
2. Take Home Tech Test
3. C-Suite Stakeholder Chat

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Principal Data Scientist
London
Private Equity
£120,000 – £140,000 + benefits

Harnham is working with a tech firm in the Private Equity space and hiring a few positions across Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering and Data Engineering.

The company have an impressive founding team and hold a strong reputation within the Data & AI and Private Equity space.

They partner with some leading investment firms in deploying AI and machine learning for the sole purpose of creating value. Often working in ambiguous and greenfield environments, you will collaborate with a strong team of technical people across multiple industries to solve complex commercial and data problems, delivering key data science initiatives that drive performance and revenue.

In this role you will lead the technical teams that deliver value.

The Role – Principal Data Scientist

You will be:

• Working on multiple engagements within portfolio companies across various different industry sectors
• Delivering key Data Science / AI initiatives that drive value for customers.
• Shaping how projects are delivered, driving performance and working closely with C-level execs.
• Providing technical leadership across the business, with a focus on end-to-end machine learning solutions.

Experience – Principal Data Scientist

You will have:

• An M.Sc. or Ph.D. in: Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.
• Experience using Python is a must
• Knowledge of cloud technologies important (agnostic)
• A strong knowledge of statistical/machine learning models applied to real-world problems
• A keen interest in problem-solving and using scalable machine learning to solve data-related problems is important
• A focus on using data science and AI to create value is essential
• A strong interest in working across a variety of different industry sectors and problem areas.

BENEFITS

Up to £140,000 base salary
Competitive bonus
The opportunity to join a world-class and growing team

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page. For further details or to enquire about other roles, please contact Nick Mandella at Harnham.

KEYWORDS

Python, SQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Cloud, Databricks, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, Pyspark, Spark, Kafka, machine learning, statistics, Data Science, Data Scientist, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, private equity, finance.

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Senior AI Engineer
London
£110,000 – £120,000 + Bonus

The Role:

A well-known brand in the UK is building an AI team in 2026, starting with 4x AI Engineers (1x mid-level, 2x Snr AI Engineers and 1x Lead AI Engineer).

The scope of the role is extremely broad, offering the chance to come in and deliver impact all business areas.

With strong investment from the board and CEO, this team will utilise the latest techniques and innovation in AI to deliver value at a business-wide level.

With a far-reaching remit, it will be your role to identify new opportunities, scope out AI projects, and execute on your strategy.

You:

• Experience in leading the delivery of AI solutions within an organisation from beginning to end
• Strong technical experience across traditional data science and machine learning as well as AI
• Stakeholder management experience – utilising communication skills
• Technical leadership within the (growing) team – mentoring junior members of the team
• Innovation is a key part of this role

Salary:

In this role you can earn between £110,000 – £120,000 + benefits (including a 20% bonus OTE)

The Process:

1. Virtual Interview
2. Virtual (technical) interview
3. In-person interview

KEYWORDS

Data Scientist, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Engineer, LLM, RAG, Langchain.

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