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Understanding Recruitment

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Remote

London, United kingdom

Senior

Full Time

24-09-2025

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Skills

Python

Job Specifications

Senior ML/AI Engineer (Forward Deployed) - Series A AI Safety Startup

Remote-first (within 3h of London time zone)

PS95k-PS120k + Equity

Mission-driven AI | Backed by $25M VC | Fast-growing scale-up

The Company

Join a mission-led AI startup that's building advanced AI agents to automate complex workflows in trust & safety and beyond. By blending human expertise with automation, their technology already processes millions of images and videos every day -- tackling some of the internet's hardest challenges at scale.

With $25M in funding from top-tier VCs and a distributed team of ~20 people across Europe and North America, this is your chance to help shape the future of safe, fair, and reliable AI.

The Role

You'll:

Partner with customers to understand workflows and build AI agents that automate them.
Deploy ML solutions spanning Python, MLOps, agentic AI systems, and cloud-native infra.
Help evolve the platform into self-service tools that scale across industries.
Contribute across the stack -- from ML pipelines to software engineering and infrastructure.
Influence product direction while working in a small, highly collaborative team.

Why Join?

PS95-120k salary + equity - competitive package at Series A stage.
Remote-first within 3h of London, with flexible hours.
Mission-driven work: create AI systems that make the online world safer.
3x annual offsites (London + Europe) to connect with the team.
Progressive benefits: health, wellness, parental leave, and learning budgets.

If you want to work at the intersection of applied ML and customer impact, in a forward-deployed role where you see your systems making a difference fast, this could be the move for you.

About the Company

The Understanding Recruitment Universe Understanding Recruitment is the go-to destination for technology recruitment with headquarters in St. Albans, England. Specialising in Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, and Web3, our team of over 90 recruiters is adept in navigating the dynamic landscapes of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Java, JavaScript, Python, Rust, Golang, .NET, DevOps, Product Management, and other tech roles within the Software Development Lifecycle. As your total talent solution partner, we seamlessly con... Know more