Machine Learning Research Engineer

SandboxAQ; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI solutions company is seeking a ML Research Engineer for its R&D team to enhance cybersecurity solutions using AI. The ideal candidate should hold an MSc or PhD with extensive experience in Python and ML frameworks. Responsibilities include conducting research, data analysis, and collaborating with engineering teams. Competitive salaries, stock options, and strong benefits provided, fostering an inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Stock options

Generous learning opportunities

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) plans

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Python and ML frameworks.
• Success in research and production projects in Machine Learning.
• Familiarity with the AI development process.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in AI and cybersecurity.
• Perform exploratory data analysis and feature engineering.
• Train models and build agents using ML frameworks.
• Work with the engineering team on product integration.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning frameworks

Data analysis

Education

MSc or PhD in Machine Learning, Data Science, or Computer Science

Tools

Huggingface Transformers

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

About SandboxAQ

SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the worlds greatest challenges. The companys Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences financial services navigation cybersecurity and other sectors.

We are a global team that is tech-focused and includes experts in AI chemistry cybersecurity physics mathematics medicine engineering and other specialties. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent growth capital-backed company in 2022 funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders.

At SandboxAQ weve cultivated an environment that encourages creativity collaboration and impact. By investing deeply in our people were building a thriving global workforce poised to tackle the worlds epic challenges. Join us to advance your career in pursuit of an inspiring mission in a community of like-minded people who value entrepreneurialism ownership and transformative impact.

About the Role

The SandboxAQ R&D team is looking for a ML Research Engineer to help us bring more AI to the domain of cybersecurity. This includes applying AI in the domain of traditional cybersecurity (AI for security) as well as securing AI-first developer workflows (Security for AI).

A successful candidate will be comfortable building models from scratch finetuning existing ones and running inference efficiently (both generative and quantitative). They will be able to design software systems around those models in close collaboration with our engineering department. Candidates should be familiar with the AI development process and be able to identify potential pitfalls and (security) issues.

They will be part of a diverse team consisting of ML experts cryptographers mathematicians and physicists where they will play a key role in efficient and effective enablement of the cutting-edge technologies being developed at SandboxAQ.

What Youll Do

• Conduct research in the cross-section of AI and cybersecurity and translate this research into projects and features
• Perform exploratory data analysis and feature engineering on vast quantities of data
• Train models and build agents using the latest ML frameworks
• Work with the engineering team to integrate research outcomes into the product portfolio

About You

• Msc or PhD in Machine Learning Data Science Computer Science or related field with a strong focus on Machine Learning
• Strong experience in Python and ML frameworks such as Huggingface Transformers LangChain Tensorflow or PyTorch
• Successful track record in the field of ML ideally through a mix of research and production projects

Nice to Have

• Experience with agentic frameworks such as OpenAI agents Google ADK or MCP
• Experience contributing to open source projects
• Experience in another object-oriented language i.e. Java C Kotlin Rust JS
• Experience with the evaluation of models
• Experience in the cybersecurity domain is a plus but not essential
• Experience with static analysis

SandboxAQ welcomes all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where we have zero tolerance for discrimination. We invest in our employees personal and professional growth. Once you work with us you cant go back to normalcy because great breakthroughs come from great teams and we are the best in AI and quantum technology.

We offer competitive salaries stock options depending on employment type generous learning opportunities medical / dental / vision family planning / fertility PTO (summer and winter breaks) financial wellness resources 401(k) plans and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity : All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status.

Accommodations

We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in job application procedures for open roles. If you need such an accommodation please let a member of our Recruiting team know.

Key Skills

• Industrial Maintenance
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• Mechanical Knowledge
• CNC
• Precision Measuring Instruments
• Schematics
• Maintenance
• Hydraulics
• Plastics Injection Molding
• Programmable Logic Controllers
• Manufacturing
• Troubleshooting

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1