Graduate Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Cheltenham; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic early-stage startup is seeking a Graduate Software Engineer to contribute to developing a Python evaluation library for Large Language Models. This role offers the opportunity to shape the software and product roadmap while collaborating with various teams, ideal for those passionate about software and AI. Flexible working options allow for remote work within the UK.

Benefits

Competitive salary, bonus, and share options

Company-issued laptop

Flexible/remote work environment

Travel allowances for meetups

Qualifications

• Graduating autumn 2025 or already obtained a degree in Computer Science or AI.
• Experience in open source contributions or personal projects related to AI.
• Knowledge of full software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of an open source Python evaluation library.
• Engage with the community to promote platform adoption.
• Collaborate with teams to implement features and metrics.

Skills

Python

Collaboration

Community Engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Scrum

Agile

Job description

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We are Trismik, an early-stage startup spinning out of Cambridge University developing adversarial tests for Large Language Models (LLMs). Our mission is to provide the fastest and most accurate testing environment to add the highest value to AI engineers deploying AI applications using LLMs. We aim to help companies and researchers push the state-of-the-art in Artificial Intelligence and achieve the best chance of human-aligned AGI.

We are looking for an early career Graduate Software Engineer to help us build our Python LLM evaluation library, working closely with the Engineering and Science teams. We are open to hiring remotely in the UK.

As one of our first hires, this is a high-impact, high-ownership role. You will influence our software and product roadmap, engage with users and customers to foster platform adoption, and have a significant say in the company's technical direction.

Key job responsibilities

Working directly with the CTO, you will lead the development of our open source Python tools and help grow our community. The ideal candidate has a passion for software and AI, with experience in LLMs, open source contributions, or personal projects. Your duties will include:

• Own the development of our Python open source evaluation library;
• Engage with the community via GitHub or other channels, fixing bugs, and writing documentation to promote platform adoption;
• Collaborate with Engineering and Science teams to implement features and metrics;
• Ensure platform security and performance standards;
• Write high-quality, well-tested code following best practices;
• Contribute to the technical roadmap and strategic planning.

You should be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, able to think creatively and pay attention to detail, thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (graduating autumn 2025 or already obtained) in Computer Science, AI, or equivalent experience;
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices across the full software development lifecycle;
• Very strong Python skills.

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks (e.g., Torch, Hugging Face) and data analysis platforms (e.g., Pandas);
• Experience with open source projects;
• Experience in community engagement projects;
• Familiarity with Scrum/Agile methodologies.

Our Offer

• Competitive salary, bonus, and share options;
• Company-issued laptop;
• Flexible/remote work environment, based in Cambridge/London or remote within the UK/EU, with travel allowances for meetups.