?? Software Engineer in AI ?? Hybrid (UK/Ireland Based) | ?? Up to £49k | ????? Early-Stage Startup | ?? 6-Month FTC (Potential to Go Perm) This is one of those rare early-stage roles that puts you on the ground floor of something genuinely meaningful - and you'll see the direct impact of your work from day one. We're hiring on behalf of a trailblazing accessibility startup (confidential for now) that's building AI-powered tools to deliver sign language translation at scale - an industry first. Backed by a sharp founding team and working with cutting-edge tech (think AR, LLMs, GANs, etc.), they're solving a problem that genuinely matters. The Role: You'll be among the first engineers joining this 0-to-1 journey, shaping a fresh codebase and making key architectural decisions. Think ML pipelines, real-time video and language processing, microservices - it's all in play. ?? You'll: Design and build ML models from scratch using Python TensorFlow/PyTorch Ship features across both frontend and backend (FastAPI for now) Work on NLP, CV, generative AI (GANs/LLMs), and time-series models Own end-to-end ML capabilities: from idea to deployment Learn fast and contribute fast - no 'wait and see' here You might be a good fit if: You're on track to graduate top of your class this summer OR already have 1-2 years' real-world ML/AI experience You're comfortable building things from scratch and love solving novel problems You're not afraid to get your hands dirty in the early-stage chaos You genuinely care about building tech that drives social good Bonus points for experience with: Azure / cloud-native architectures MLOps/CI-CD pipelines Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.) AR/VR or creative use of AI for accessibility The Offer: Up to £49k 6-month fixed term contract (potential to go perm) Equity options available Flexible hybrid model - just ~4 days/month of in-person time Join a mission-first team, in an environment that's creative, inclusive and relentlessly curious This is an amazing chance to shape not just a product, but a movement. If you're someone who's been waiting to build something that matters - hit apply Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. ADZN1_UKTJ