AI Research Engineer - Speech & Translation

Harnham; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in AI-driven language technology is seeking a mid-level AI Engineer to advance platforms supporting translation and data-generation workflows. You will build and deploy LLM/NLP models into production and improve internal AI tools. This hybrid/remote role offers a salary of up to £85,000. Ideal for those passionate about engineering and research in NLP and LLMs, and keen to impact millions of multilingual users.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and deploying LLM/NLP models.
• Familiarity with automation pipelines and evaluation frameworks.
• Ability to research and implement new model architectures.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy LLM/NLP models into production.
• Improve internal AI tools, automation pipelines, and evaluation frameworks.
• Research and experiment with new model architectures and papers.
• Work closely with global engineers and researchers across Europe.

Skills

Python

NLP

Deep learning

LLMs

Job description

Do you want to build real-world LLM and NLP systems used across global products?

Have you ever wanted your models to impact millions of multilingual users?

Are you ready to join a team continuously investing in AI engineering and research?

A global leader in AI-driven language technology is hiring a mid-level AI Engineer to help advance the internal platforms that power translation, localisation, and data-generation workflows across 300+ languages. The company works with heavily regulated industries, so accuracy, compliance, and model reliability are central to their mission. You’ll join a distributed engineering team across the UK and EU, building and improving deep-learning systems that directly support high-scale customer delivery.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a blend of engineering and research - shipping models while staying close to new developments in NLP and LLMs.

You will

• Build and deploy LLM/NLP models into production.
• Improve internal AI tools, automation pipelines, and evaluation frameworks.
• Research and experiment with new model architectures and papers.
• Work closely with global engineers and researchers across Europe.

Key details

Salary: Up to £85,000

Working model: UK or EU; hybrid/remote depending on location

Stack: Python, NLP, deep learning, LLMs

Visa: Cannot sponsor

Interested? Please apply below.