Graduate Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An early-stage startup, Trismik, is seeking a Graduate Software Engineer to help build their Python LLM evaluation library. This role offers ownership and influence in a dynamic environment, suitable for recent graduates enthusiastic about software and AI, with remote work options within the UK.

Benefits

Competitive salary, bonus, and share options

Company-issued laptop

Flexible and remote work options within the UK or EU

Travel allowance for meetups

Qualifications

• Expected Bachelor’s Degree completion by autumn 2025 or already obtained.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices including SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Develop Python open source evaluation library.
• Engage with the community via GitHub, addressing bugs and writing documentation.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Science teams.

Skills

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, AI, or related field

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 seeking an early career Graduate Software Engineer to assist in building our Python LLM evaluation library, working closely with the Engineering and Science teams. Remote work within the UK is possible.

As one of our first hires, this role offers high impact and ownership. You will influence our software and product roadmaps, engage with users to foster platform adoption, and have a significant say in our technical direction.

Key responsibilities

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

• Developing our Python open source evaluation library;
• Engaging with the community via GitHub and other channels, addressing bugs, and writing documentation;
• Collaborating with Engineering and Science teams to implement features and metrics;
• Ensuring platform security and performance standards;
• Writing high-quality, well-tested code following best practices;
• Contributing to technical roadmap and strategic planning.

You should be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, creative, detail-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Essential qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (expected autumn 2025 or obtained) in Computer Science, AI, or related field;
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices, including SDLC, coding standards, architectures, code reviews, source control, deployment, testing, and operational excellence;
• Strong proficiency in Python.

Desirable qualifications

• Experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., Torch, Hugging Face) or data analysis platforms (e.g., Pandas);
• Open source project experience;
• Community engagement experience;
• Familiarity with Scrum/Agile methodologies.

Our offer

• Competitive salary, bonus, and share options;
• Company-issued laptop;
• Flexible and remote work options within the UK or EU, with travel allowance for meetups.