Founding AI Engineer - Real-Time Translation & Models

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

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.