We're seeking an exceptional AI engineer to join a defence technology startup in West London. The role involves building AI systems for advanced manufacturing and defence infrastructure. You'll work directly with founders and a small team of high-calibre engineers on problems with real-world impact.
Key Highlights
Key Responsibilities
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Nice to Have
Job Description
Founding AI Engineer — Defence / AI Manufacturing - Hiring for AI & Software Engineers
West London (5 days onsite)
Visa Sponsorship Available
Exceptional Compensation + Significant Equity
We’re partnered with one of the most ambitious defence technology startups in Europe.
They’ve raised over $50m and are building AI systems that will fundamentally change how advanced manufacturing and defence infrastructure operate at scale.
The company is growing aggressively across global markets and is looking for elite AI engineers who want to build at the frontier — not sit inside a large org tuning small features.
This is a true founding-stage opportunity.
They want people who want to go all in.
What They’re Looking For
Exceptional AI engineers with serious technical depth, high agency and startup mentality.
People who move quickly, learn obsessively, and want ownership over major technical decisions from day one.
This is not a place for passengers.
You’ll work directly with founders and a very small group of high-calibre engineers on problems with genuine real-world impact.
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You Might Be a Fit If You:
- Have outstanding fundamentals in AI/ML
- Build fast and operate with urgency
- Want extreme ownership and autonomy
- Thrive in high-performance environments
- Care more about mission and impact than process
- Want to help build a globally important company from the ground floor
Areas of Interest
They’re particularly interested in engineers with experience in:
- LLMs and generative AI
- Reinforcement learning
- Multi-agent systems
- Computer vision
- Robotics AI
- Simulation and synthetic environments
- Optimisation systems
- AI infrastructure and inference
- Applied research
- Productionising ML systems at scale
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They care far more about raw ability than specific tooling.
Python, C++, Rust, CUDA, JAX, PyTorch, TensorFlow — none of it matters if you’re genuinely exceptional.
Why Join
- Backed by $50m+ funding
- Building in one of the most important sectors globally
- High-talent-density environment
- Massive technical ownership from day one
- Extremely strong salary packages
- Meaningful equity with real upside
- Visa sponsorship available
- Opportunity to become a foundational technical leader as the company scales internationally
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Location
5 days onsite in West London.
The company believes the hardest technical problems are solved by ambitious people working closely together, at speed.
The Opportunity
This is the kind of environment where careers accelerate fast.
You’ll have the chance to work on genuinely difficult AI problems, alongside elite people, with the freedom and responsibility to shape both the technology and the company itself.
If you want to build something globally significant — and you’re prepared to operate at that level — get in touch.
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