Technical Lead - GenAI - PhD
Fulltime - Hybrid role - London
Basic Salary + Equity
Must be based in the UK
Our client is looking for a Technical Lead to join their AI team and help define and drive its GenAI roadmap, with a specific focus on how models perceive and simulate complex, dynamic environments. Guide GenAI efforts, with a strong emphasis on applying large-scale models (LLMs, diffusion, multimodal) in real-world systems.
This is a hands-on role, but one with significant ownership of strategy and direction — ideal for someone experienced in scaling generative or language models from research into production.
What You’ll Do
Lead technical direction and execution for the world modelling domain
Own the research and development roadmap, balancing exploration with company-aligned milestones
Develop generative models that simulate physical and visual environments at scale
Work cross-functionally with infra, platform, and deployment teams to bring models into production
Stay close to the code and model design – this is a leadership and technical role
What You Bring
Expertise in generative modelling for physical/simulated/visual environments
Hands-on experience with large-scale models — video generation, diffusion, or multimodal models preferred
Deep knowledge of PyTorch, PySpark, and production-level ML tooling
Proven work with temporal models, spatial reasoning, and computer vision systems
Exposure to or leadership within simulation-based training environments
A PhD in a relevant field
Publications, open-source work, or deployed models that reflect deep technical ownership
A technical lead who still writes code and builds models
Experience defining research and development
Prior work in video- or environment-based generative AI
Pragmatic and mission-aligned — sees research as a tool, not an end