Lead Backend Engineer – AI
Remote / $175000 - $210000 annum
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SALARY:
$175000 - $210000
LOCATION
Remote
Permanent
Lead Backend Engineer - AI Services
The Role
We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to help bring AI/ML capabilities from prototype to production within an established SaaS platform.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not an engineering management or research position. You'll work closely with Data Science to build scalable backend services, make architectural decisions, and integrate AI into customer-facing products.
What You'll Do
- Build and evolve backend services across an established SaaS platform.
- Integrate LLMs, RAG, model serving, predictions, and scoring into production products.
- Partner with Data Science to take models and POCs from prototype through production.
- Design reusable infrastructure and patterns for AI development.
- Lead projects from architecture through delivery.
- Make build vs. buy and broader architectural decisions.
- Improve scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
- Communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs to senior leadership.
What We're Looking For
- 15+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong server-side Java and backend engineering experience.
- Experience integrating AI/ML into commercial or customer-facing products.
- Proven experience taking projects from prototype to production.
- Strong architecture and system design skills.
- Experience working within and modernizing existing production platforms.
- Linux and cloud experience across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong engineering fundamentals including testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and security.
- Basic SQL and experience with data-centric platforms.
- Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.
AI/ML Experience
Experience with several of the following:
- Python / FastAPI
- MLflow
- LangChain or similar frameworks
- Vector databases / RAG
- LLM APIs
- Model serving
- ML pipelines
- Prompt engineering / agentic workflows
Ideal Background
You'll be a strong fit if you have deep Java backend experience, have successfully put AI/ML into production, and enjoy working closely with Data Science to solve complex technical problems.
Experience with analytics, BI, decision-support applications, or healthcare is a plus.
100% Remote | U.S. Work Authorization Required
Compensation: $175,000-$210,000
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Calum Reid
Senior Manager
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- Clear progression into Senior Analyst, Manager or BI opportunities
- Gain exposure to CRM, customer data and campaign analytics
- Work closely with Strategy, Operations and Data teams
- Opportunity to take ownership of CRM scheduling and campaign governance
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London
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+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
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SEO, Content & Automations Manager
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- Create, edit and optimise high-quality content
- Develop AI/LLM search and AEO/GEO strategies
- Build content and SEO automations using tools such as n8n, Make or Zapier
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- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and content quality
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- Strong understanding of SEO and content best practice
- Hands-on interest in AI, LLMs and the future of search
- Experience or strong interest in automation
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- Ambitious, commercially minded and keen to progress into leadership
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+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
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Working pattern: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office
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+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
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This is an opportunity to take ownership of SEO, content, and automation within a growing digital business. The role offers the chance to shape AI search strategy, improve visibility across emerging search platforms, and build workflow automations that deliver meaningful business impact.
The Company
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The Role
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- Use leading SEO platforms and analytics tools to monitor performance, identify opportunities, and support technical SEO improvements.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to drive organic growth and improve digital performance.
Your Skills & Experience
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- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- A proactive approach and confidence working collaboratively across different teams.
- Experience with scripting languages, affiliate marketing, or additional European language skills would be advantageous.
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- Salary up to £50,000 plus bonus.
- Hybrid working with three days per week in the London office.
- Opportunity to lead AI search and automation initiatives.
- Exposure to innovative SEO and content strategies.
- Strong scope for professional development and career progression.
How to Apply
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Lead Data Scientist
Phoenix
$140000 - $150000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentPhoenix, Arizona
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Lead Data Scientist
We are looking for a Lead Data Scientist to own complex quantitative and risk modeling projects from problem definition through implementation. This is a highly visible role where your models will directly influence multi-million-dollar business opportunities and be presented to executive stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
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- Work with large financial and credit datasets.
- Develop models using Python, SQL, and gradient boosting techniques.
- Translate model outputs into measurable financial and dollar impact.
- Own projects end-to-end, from defining the problem through implementation.
- Present technical findings and recommendations to senior and executive stakeholders.
- Defend models and methodology during external audits.
- Help identify and quantify significant financial opportunities.
- Provide technical guidance and support to other team members.
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- 8+ years of data science/modeling experience
- Strong Python and SQL skills.
- Strong data modeling experience.
- Strong mathematical and statistical foundation.
- Experience with gradient boosting models.
- Proven ability to independently lead projects end-to-end.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Comfortable explaining technical work and model results to executives.
- Experience working through external audits and defending models.
- Finance/risk modeling experience within a regulated industry is required.
Required Domain Experience
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- Financial or loss modeling
- Probability of Default (PD) modeling
- Credit scorecards
- Payment behavior modeling
- Credit attribute modeling
- Mortgage, credit card, banking, or credit bureau data
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Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Quantitative Engineering, or another highly quantitative field.
- Master’s degree in Data Science or a related quantitative discipline preferred.
The Ideal Candidate
This role is suited to a senior-level Data Scientist who can operate independently, drive complex projects, and communicate confidently with both technical and executive audiences.
Location: Tempe, AZ preferred; Dallas or Atlanta also considered
Working Model: Hybrid, 4 days per week (Monday-Thursday)
Compensation: $140,000-$150,000 base
Visa: U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder only

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Lead Backend Engineer – AI
Remote
$175000 - $210000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentUSA
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Lead Backend Engineer – AI Services
The Role
We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to help bring AI/ML capabilities from prototype to production within an established SaaS platform.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not an engineering management or research position. You’ll work closely with Data Science to build scalable backend services, make architectural decisions, and integrate AI into customer-facing products.
What You’ll Do
- Build and evolve backend services across an established SaaS platform.
- Integrate LLMs, RAG, model serving, predictions, and scoring into production products.
- Partner with Data Science to take models and POCs from prototype through production.
- Design reusable infrastructure and patterns for AI development.
- Lead projects from architecture through delivery.
- Make build vs. buy and broader architectural decisions.
- Improve scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
- Communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs to senior leadership.
What We’re Looking For
- 15+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong server-side Java and backend engineering experience.
- Experience integrating AI/ML into commercial or customer-facing products.
- Proven experience taking projects from prototype to production.
- Strong architecture and system design skills.
- Experience working within and modernizing existing production platforms.
- Linux and cloud experience across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong engineering fundamentals including testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and security.
- Basic SQL and experience with data-centric platforms.
- Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.
AI/ML Experience
Experience with several of the following:
- Python / FastAPI
- MLflow
- LangChain or similar frameworks
- Vector databases / RAG
- LLM APIs
- Model serving
- ML pipelines
- Prompt engineering / agentic workflows
Ideal Background
You’ll be a strong fit if you have deep Java backend experience, have successfully put AI/ML into production, and enjoy working closely with Data Science to solve complex technical problems.
Experience with analytics, BI, decision-support applications, or healthcare is a plus.
100% Remote | U.S. Work Authorization Required
Compensation: $175,000-$210,000

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Principal Software Engineer
San Francisco
$280000 - $350000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentSan Francisco, California
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PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER
BAY AREA, CA (3 DAYS IN OFFICE)
$280,000 – $350,000+ (BASE + EQUITY)
An exciting opportunity for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join a lean, profitable platform connecting creators through video.
THE COMPANY
A profitable, early-stage tech company with a small Bay Area-based team. The product already reaches a significant audience and focuses on high-impact, user-generated video content.
THE ROLE
Hands-on engineering and AI work across the platform:
- Build agentic GenAI workflows using internal datasets
- Develop marketing and growth systems: email delivery, personalization, engagement tracking
- Create commercial AI models to understand user behavior and engagement
- Collaborate across product and engineering teams
- End-to-end coding, system design, and customer validation
YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Backend: Python, Django or Flask or FastAPI
- Frontend: React
- Cloud/Infrastructure: AWS
- Databases: PostgreSQL
- AI/ML: OpenAI; knowledge of agent systems helpful
- Experience with large-scale data and knowledge systems is a plus
- Comfortable working in a lean, high-ownership environment
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your resume to Calum Reid via the apply link on this page.

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Staff AI Engineer
Palo Alto
$250000 - $350000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentPalo Alto, California
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STAFF AI ENGINEER
Palo Alto, California, United States (On-site / Hybrid)
The Role
We’re hiring a Staff AI Engineer to build and scale production-grade GenAI systems powering enterprise AI applications.
This is a high-ownership IC role focused on LLM systems, agent frameworks, and production AI infrastructure. You’ll take foundation models and turn them into scalable, reliable systems used for copilots, automation, and internal workflows.
You’ll work across architecture and implementation in a fast-moving environment with rapid production iteration.
What You’ll Build
- Production LLM-powered services and applications
- Enterprise copilots and conversational AI systems
- Text-to-code and natural language SQL systems
- Agent frameworks and tool-using AI systems
- Workflow automation powered by foundation models
- API layers for LLM integration across systems
- Scalable GenAI infrastructure and deployments
- CI/CD pipelines for AI services
What You Bring
- 8-12+ years software or ML engineering experience
- Strong experience building production LLM or ML systems
- Deep understanding of foundation models and LLM APIs
- Strong backend and distributed systems experience
- Experience with AWS production environments
- Kubernetes / containerized deployment experience
- Strong systems thinking (latency, scaling, reliability trade-offs)
Strong Preference For
- ML engineering background over traditional full-stack
- Experience building GenAI or agentic systems in production
- Strong analytical background (PhD-level NLP/CV a plus)
Why This Role
- Build and scale core GenAI infrastructure with real impact
- High ownership from architecture through production
- Fast iteration cycles and strong technical autonomy
- High visibility with senior technical leadership
- Opportunity to shape foundational AI systems at scale
- Opportunity to shape foundational AI systems at scale

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Irvine
$200000 - $240000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentIrvine, California
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Applied ML)
About the Company
Our client is a high-scale consumer technology company leveraging machine learning, advanced analytics, and large-scale data systems to optimize user experiences and drive meaningful business impact. Their products reach millions of users globally, providing an opportunity to work on ML systems at significant scale.
The Role
They are hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to own and improve production machine learning models that directly impact key business metrics. This is a highly applied ML role focused on model performance, experimentation, feature engineering, and continuous optimization-not ML infrastructure.
You’ll work with large-scale datasets to improve prediction, ranking, recommendation, and optimization systems, partnering closely with Product, Data, and Engineering teams to deliver measurable outcomes.
What They’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in Machine Learning Engineering, Applied ML, or Data Science
- Strong hands-on Python and SQL skills
- Experience building, deploying, and improving production ML models
- Experience working with large-scale datasets
- Strong understanding of feature engineering, model optimization, and experimentation
- Experience with recommendation systems, ranking, personalization, Ad Tech, search, marketplace optimization, or similar large-scale ML problems
- Ability to operate independently, take ownership, and drive technical decisions
Why Join?
- Work on high-impact ML systems serving millions of users
- Own and improve models that directly influence product performance and revenue
- Join a mature engineering environment with strong data infrastructure already in place
- Operate as a senior individual contributor with significant ownership and impact
Location
Remote within the following states: California, Washington, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma.

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Machine Learning Scientist
San Francisco
$200000 - $250000
+ Life Science Analytics
PermanentSan Francisco, California
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Machine Learning Scientist
Remote (USA only)
About the Role
A frontier AI-driven bio-tech company is hiring a Machine Learning Scientist to help develop next-generation foundation models at the intersection of AI and biology.
This is an individual contributor role for a researcher who enjoys taking ideas from concept to experimentation, working on challenging problems, and collaborating with a highly technical team.
Responsibilities
- Design, train, and evaluate state-of-the-art machine learning and foundation models.
- Rapidly prototype and test new research ideas.
- Develop benchmark tasks and evaluation frameworks.
- Collaborate closely with researchers, scientists, and engineers.
- Contribute to publications and technical presentations.
Ideal Background
- PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Physics, Mathematics, Computational Neuroscience, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong publication record at leading conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, or equivalent venues.
- Experience building models in PyTorch and conducting original machine learning research.
- Background in foundation models, LLMs, computer vision, multimodal learning, generative AI, robotics, or scientific machine learning.
Biology experience is a plus but not required. Exceptional researchers from computer vision, language modeling, robotics, autonomous driving, and other highly quantitative fields are encouraged to apply.
Why Join?
- Work on cutting-edge machine learning research with real-world impact.
- Collaborate with world-class researchers and scientists.
- Help shape the future of AI-driven scientific discovery.

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Vice President, AI / Machine Learning Engineering
Palo Alto
$200000 - $300000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentPalo Alto, California
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Vice President, AI / Machine Learning Engineering
We’re partnering with a highly regarded AI team building products used by hundreds of thousands of users every day.
This is not a research role. They’re looking for engineers who can take an idea on Thursday and have a production-ready solution in users’ hands by Monday.
The team is building AI-powered products across:
- Enterprise chatbots and conversational AI
- Agent frameworks and workflow automation
- Text-to-code applications
- Natural language interfaces for databases
- Internal AI productivity tools at massive scale
They’re looking for engineers with:
- Strong AI/ML engineering experience
- Deep understanding of LLMs and foundation models
- Experience building applications with LLM APIs
- AWS, Kubernetes and distributed systems experience
- Strong software engineering and system design fundamentals
- The ability to operate autonomously and deliver end-to-end solutions
Ideal candidates are full-stack ML engineers who can prototype, build, deploy and scale products independently. A background in NLP, Computer Vision or advanced AI research is highly valued, but the ability to ship production systems is what matters most.
Why Join?
- Build AI products used by hundreds of thousands of users globally
- Work on some of the most visible AI initiatives within the organization
- Operate with significant autonomy and ownership
- Partner directly with senior leadership on high-priority initiatives
- See your work deployed at scale and delivering measurable impact from day one
- Join a team of exceptional engineers focused on turning cutting-edge AI into production-ready products

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Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco
$200000 - $250000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentSan Francisco, California
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Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
A high-growth AI company is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers to work directly with enterprise customers on rapidly building and deploying AI-driven solutions.
This is a highly product-oriented engineering role focused on solving real customer problems quickly. The team is looking for engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy working closely with customers, and can rapidly prototype and ship solutions using modern AI tooling.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Partner with customers to understand workflows and business challenges.
- Rapidly build MVPs and proof-of-concepts.
- Work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams.
- Help shape and productionize successful customer solutions.
What They’re Looking For
- Strong product sense and customer empathy.
- Ability to operate independently and move quickly.
- Engineers who are resourceful, curious, and highly execution-oriented.
- Experience in startup or high-growth environments.

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