R&D Engineer

Luminance Technologies Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI firm in Cambridge is seeking R&D Engineers to enhance their innovative Legal-Grade™ AI platform. The ideal candidates should possess experience in Python development, familiarity with software development practices, and a desire to lead projects. This role welcomes both graduates eager to learn and seasoned professionals. Join a dynamic team and contribute to transforming the legal profession globally.

Qualifications

• Experience in the development of large-scale python codebases.
• Familiarity with both the standard library and popular open source libraries.
• Understanding of software development best practices and architecture.
• Ability to provide, or desire to develop, leadership: technical direction or team leadership.
• Desire to learn new things and capability to do so quickly.
• Drive and enthusiasm to see projects through to completion.

Skills

Development of large-scale python codebases

Familiarity with Python ecosystem

Understanding of software development best practices

Leadership capabilities

Desire to learn quickly

Drive and enthusiasm

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical subject

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Luminance, the pioneer of Legal-Grade™ AI for enterprise. Backed by internationally renowned VCs and named in both the Forbes AI 50 list of ‘Most Promising Private AI Companies in the World’ and Inc. 5000’s ‘Fastest Growing Companies in America’, Luminance is disrupting the legal profession around the globe.

Luminance’s team of R&D Engineers are responsible for designing and developing Luminance's AI platform, providing Luminance’s core AI technology to application within our software architecture.

This role is open to both graduates with a willingness to learn the desired skills, as well as more senior candidates with proven, prior experience in them.

If you are excited about this role but your skill or experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Luminance we are dedicated to building and promoting an inclusive workplace where everyone can flourish. You might just be who we’re looking for, for this role or another – enthusiasm is by far the most important requirement for any applicant to Luminance!

Desired Skills

• Experience in the development of large-scale python codebases
• Familiarity with the python ecosystem: both the standard library and popular open source libraries such as Flask, Requests, NumPy or PyTorch
• Understanding of software development best practices and architecture, particularly of web-hosted platforms composed of applications with underlying services
• Ability to provide, or desire to develop, leadership: either of technical direction or of teams of people
• Desire to learn new things and capability to do so quickly
• Drive and enthusiasm to see projects through to completion

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with a First or 2:1, preferably in a technical subject