Senior AI Engineer

Gizmo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative AI startup in London is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to design and implement cutting-edge AI features using the latest LLM technologies. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of software engineering experience, strong Typescript skills, and a passion for impactful work. You will collaborate closely with the team to support rapid scaling, with benefits including competitive salary, equity, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Equity included

Hybrid working model

Private health insurance

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience as a software engineer.
• Experience evaluating AI models and prompts.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI features using latest LLMs.
• Assess and improve LLM systems.
• Integrate AI models into production environments.

Skills

Typescript

Prompt engineering

Communication

Education

Degree in Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence

Job description

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Gizmo is an AI startup on a mission to make learning so easy that anyone can learn anything. We're building Duolingo for anything - a platform that uses gamification and social mechanics to make learning fun.

With over 1.5 million monthly active users and $5M in annual recurring revenue, we're already one of the fastest-growing startups in the UK. Backed by leading investors, we recently raised $22M in Series A funding to accelerate our vision of helping 1 billion people learn.

Role Overview

As an AI Engineer at Gizmo, you'll report directly to the CEO/Co-Founder and play a key role in shaping the product experience for our rapidly growing user base.

You'll work closely with the wider engineering team to build, test and ship features that bring our vision to life. This role is ideal for someone looking to develop deep expertise in evaluating LLMs. You'll be joining a fast-paced, collaborative team during an exciting stage of growth, with plenty of opportunity to make a significant impact and grow alongside us as we scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI features by leveraging prompt engineering techniques using the latest LLMs e.g. Gemini 3, ChatGPT 5.
• Use the latest LLM evaluation techniques to assess and improve our LLM systems.
• Deploy and integrate AI models into production environments using our TypeScript backend.

Requirements

• You are an experienced software engineer (10+ years experience) with strong knowledge of Typescript.
• Degree in Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence OR have experience in evaluating AI models and prompts.
• Clear communicator who can break down complexity and collaborate effectively.
• Driven by impact - you prioritise work that moves the needle.
• Self-starter with a maker mindset. We're looking for ex-founders or individuals with start-up experience.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary.
• You'll own a piece of what you're building - equity included.
• Hybrid working model with 4 days in our Shoreditch, London office.
• The opportunity to become one of the earliest employees in one of the UK's fastest-growing AI startups.
• Private health insurance.