AI Engineer

Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Experience
3 years

Job description

An AI Engineer role on SandboxAQ's AI team, building agentic collaboration, trust and ROI capabilities, including security, quality measurement and human-agent collaboration. The role is hands-on, shipping production code while exploring and hardening agentic systems.

At a glance

Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Languages
English

What you'll do

  • Create new agentic capabilities - frameworks for monitoring, guardrailing, and evaluating them, and to make them work together more effectively
  • Perform classical ML tasks - exploratory data analysis, feature engineering and fine-tuning models using the latest frameworks
  • Work closely with Product and Research to translate AI research into applicable features and software engineering projects
  • Rapidly iterate on prototypes and features based on feedback and evolving product needs
  • Contribute production ready code, working across engineering to deliver scalable software
  • Stay on the edge of the latest agentic developments and explore new opportunities

What we're looking for

  • MSc in Computer Science or related field with exposure to AI/ML
  • Deep expertise in AI/ML, software engineering, or AI security
  • Strong programming skills in Python, and relevant ML and/or agentic frameworks
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively with a high degree of end-to-end ownership, delivering real world outcomes
  • Ability to pick up other programming languages and technologies as required to ship scalable and reliable software

Nice to have

  • PhD in Computer Science or related field with focus on AI/ML or similar
  • Hands-on experience with at least one of the following: agent orchestration, agent harnesses, agent teams, jailbreaking / prompt injection, red teaming, data poisoning or evasion attacks, secure model deployment or sandboxing, detection and monitoring for AI misuse
  • Experience contributing to open source projects
  • Experience in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Experience in cybersecurity is a plus, but not essential

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents with generous employer premium contributions, retirement savings with company matching, paid parental leave, and inclusive family-building benefits

Flexible paid time off, company-wide seasonal breaks, and support for flexible work arrangements that enable sustainable performance

Opportunities for continuous learning and growth through on-the-job development, cross-functional collaboration, and access to internal learning and development programs

  • Competitive base salary, performance-based incentives or bonuses (where applicable), and equity participation

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About SandboxAQ

AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges

SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges. The company's Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors. It emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022, funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders.

Mission

Deliver AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges through Large Quantitative Models (LQMs).

Key facts

  • 2022
  • Emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022
  • Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors
  • Global team including experts in AI, chemistry, cybersecurity, physics, mathematics, medicine, engineering, and other specialties

What they value

  • Creativity
  • Collaboration
  • Impact
  • Entrepreneurialism
  • Ownership
  • Transformative impact
  • Belonging and respect