AI engineer in live translation

Hike; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 140.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Equity

Pension

25 days leave

London offices

Descripción de la vacante

Hike in London is seeking a founding-level AI architect to own the AI direction, the model architecture and the long-term technical bets that shape how this product thinks, learns and scales.

You will join a small, fast-moving team and work closely with senior leadership to turn ambitious ideas into production reality, with ownership, equity and a clear impact on the company’s technical roadmap.

Formación

• Hands-on experience building and shipping AI models.
• Real-time processing, speech, translation, or low-latency inference.
• Background from DeepMind or top research labs or early-stage AI teams with high standards.
• Curious, sharp and energized by unsolved problems rather than comfortable ones.
• Able to work independently at a senior level while staying aligned with a small, fast‑moving team.

Responsabilidades

• Own the AI direction, the model architecture, and long-term technical bets for how the product thinks, learns and scales.
• Lead the technical roadmap and ensure production readiness of AI components.
• Collaborate with leadership to translate ambitious AI ideas into concrete bets and delivery plans.

Conocimientos

AI model development

Real-time processing

Speech translation inference

Independent senior work

Clear communication

Descripción del empleo

Описание

Hike is representing a client building technology that helps people have natural conversations across languages. They’re a small, well funded team tackling a difficult problem: making live translation work in everyday conversations. This is an opportunity to join early and help build the business behind the technology. You'll be part of our senior leadership committee - sitting alongside the CEO, Head of Engineering, Head of Product, Head of GTM and Chief of Staff. You own the AI direction, the model architecture, and the long‑term technical bets made on how this product thinks, learns and scales. This is a founding‑level role in everything but title.

Задачи

You own the AI direction, the model architecture, and the long‑term technical bets made on how this product thinks, learns and scales.

Требования

You have deep hands‑on experience building and shipping AI models - not just fine‑tuning, but understanding what's under the hood You've worked on problems that are genuinely hard - real‑time processing, speech, translation, or low‑latency inference would be a strong signal You're the kind of engineer who came up through places like DeepMind, top research labs, or early‑stage AI teams where the bar was exceptionally high You're curious, sharp and energised by unsolved problems rather than comfortable ones You're someone people trust with decisions that are hard to reverse - you think carefully, communicate clearly, and don't cut corners on what matters You can work independently at a senior level while staying closely aligned with a small, fast‑moving team

Условия

• a competitive salary, benchmarked to the role and your experience.
• We're happy to discuss specifics early on.
• meaningful equity as an early employee.
• workplace pension with employer contributions.
• Recognition and rewards for great work.
• All the boring stuff everywhere else provides - 25 days off, pension, the lot.
• Amazing London offices: two spaces, one floor, 360° views across London. One side is built for collaboration and energy (small talk encouraged). The other is quiet, calm - a low‑distraction focus space, always there when you need it.
• A fully stocked fridge, a proper lounge, and a team that genuinely likes spending time together. Food is taken seriously here.
• You shape your own environment. Lighting, a desk away from the noise, headphones, a setup that works for you. Just ask.
• Flexible hours around a small set of shared core hours, plus focus time we actually protect, so you can work when you think best.
• Ownership and autonomy. If you want to deploy a solution, you don't need five meetings. You just do it.
• A clear first‑month plan and someone you can ask anything, so you're never left guessing what's expected.
• A team that takes the mission seriously, but not itself - we love socials, passion, and building something we believe in.
• Benefits are still being shaped - tell us what would make a real difference to your quality of life, and we'll consider it. We mean that.