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Jan 15, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Research Engineer - On-Device AI at Samsung Electronics, Staines-Upon-Thames, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
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Position Summary   Samsung Research UK (SRUK) is seeking exceptional and highly motivated Senior Research Engineer to join our growing AI team in Staines-upon-Thames. We are at the forefront of developing innovative technologies for future Samsung devices and services, and this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of mobile experiences. You will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge research into real-world impact, working on challenges that demand both creative problem-solving and robust engineering practices. This is a chance to join a dynamic team that is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with on-device AI, bringing advanced deep learning, LLMs, and VLMs onto real mobile and edge platforms. You will see your work shipped in production and running in the hands of real users. We welcome applications from individuals with strong experience in building and deploying complex machine learning systems, and offer the opportunity...
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Jan 15, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer – Speech/Audio/Gen-AI at Samsung Electronics, Staines/Remote, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Staines, UK)
Position Summary   Samsung Research UK (SRUK) is seeking exceptional and highly motivated Senior ML Research Engineer to join our growing AI team in Staines-upon-Thames. We are at the forefront of developing innovative technologies for future Samsung devices and services, and this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of mobile experiences. You will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge research into real-world impact, working on challenges that demand both creative problem-solving and robust engineering practices. This is a chance to contribute to a dynamic team, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in AI for mobile, and to see your contributions deployed to millions of users worldwide. We encourage applications from individuals with a strong academic background and proven expertise in the development of complex audio and speech-related applications. You will have the opportunity to expand your expertise within a challenging...
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Jan 08, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer – Speech/Audio/Gen-AI at Samsung Electronics, Staines/Remote, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Staines, UK)
Position Summary   Samsung Research UK (SRUK) is seeking exceptional and highly motivated Senior ML Research Engineer to join our growing AI team in Staines-upon-Thames. We are at the forefront of developing innovative technologies for future Samsung devices and services, and this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of mobile experiences. You will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge research into real-world impact, working on challenges that demand both creative problem-solving and robust engineering practices. This is a chance to contribute to a dynamic team, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in AI for mobile, and to see your contributions deployed to millions of users worldwide. We encourage applications from individuals with a strong academic background and proven expertise in the development of complex audio and speech-related applications. You will have the opportunity to expand your expertise within a challenging...
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Jan 08, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Research Engineer - On-Device AI at Samsung Electronics, Staines-Upon-Thames, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Staines, UK)
Position Summary   Samsung Research UK (SRUK) is seeking exceptional and highly motivated Senior Research Engineer to join our growing AI team in Staines-upon-Thames. We are at the forefront of developing innovative technologies for future Samsung devices and services, and this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of mobile experiences. You will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge research into real-world impact, working on challenges that demand both creative problem-solving and robust engineering practices. This is a chance to join a dynamic team that is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with on-device AI, bringing advanced deep learning, LLMs, and VLMs onto real mobile and edge platforms. You will see your work shipped in production and running in the hands of real users. We welcome applications from individuals with strong experience in building and deploying complex machine learning systems, and offer the opportunity...
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Dec 31, 2025
Duration not stated
LLM-driven Code Optimization Research Engineer at Huawei, Cambridge, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy Cambridge, UK
LLM-driven Code Optimization Research Engineer (Contractor)   About Huawei Research and Development UK Limited Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have 207,000 employees and operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether...
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Dec 31, 2025
Duration not stated
Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer – Speech/Audio/Gen-AI at Samsung Electronics, Remote, £Contract Rate
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Position Summary Samsung Research UK (SRUK) is seeking exceptional and highly motivated Senior ML Research Engineer to join our growing AI team in Staines-upon-Thames. We are at the forefront of developing innovative technologies for future Samsung devices and services, and this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of mobile experiences. You will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge research into real-world impact, working on challenges that demand both creative problem-solving and robust engineering practices. This is a chance to contribute to a dynamic team, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in AI for mobile, and to see your contributions deployed to millions of users worldwide. We encourage applications from individuals with a strong academic background and proven expertise in the development of complex audio and speech-related applications. You will have the opportunity to expand your expertise within a challenging and rewarding...
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Dec 31, 2025
Duration not stated
Senior Research Engineer - On-Device AI at Samsung Electronics, Staines-Upon-Thames, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Staines, UK)
Position Summary   Samsung Research UK (SRUK) is seeking exceptional and highly motivated Senior Research Engineer to join our growing AI team in Staines-upon-Thames. We are at the forefront of developing innovative technologies for future Samsung devices and services, and this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of mobile experiences. You will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge research into real-world impact, working on challenges that demand both creative problem-solving and robust engineering practices. This is a chance to join a dynamic team that is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with on-device AI, bringing advanced deep learning, LLMs, and VLMs onto real mobile and edge platforms. You will see your work shipped in production and running in the hands of real users. We welcome applications from individuals with strong experience in building and deploying complex machine learning systems, and offer the opportunity...
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Jan 12, 2026
Duration not stated
AWS Cloud Engineer at G-Research, London Area, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.   From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.   As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.   Take the next step in your career.   The role   As an AWS Cloud Engineer, you’ll design, build and operate the AWS infrastructure underpinning G-Research’s cloud workloads.   You’ll own the AWS landing zone and core platform services, creating secure, scalable foundations that enable engineering...
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Jan 02, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Engineer (Machine Learning) at Turing, Remote, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
About Turing: Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L   Role Overview: Turing is seeking a hands-on Machine Learning Senior Staff Engineer to lead cross-functional teams building and deploying cutting-edge LLM and ML systems. In this role, you’ll drive the full lifecycle of AI development — from research and large-scale model training...
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Dec 30, 2025
Duration not stated
Senior Engineer (Machine Learning) at Turing, Remote, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
About Turing: Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L   Role Overview: Turing is seeking a hands-on Machine Learning Senior Staff Engineer to lead cross-functional teams building and deploying cutting-edge LLM and ML systems. In this role, you’ll drive the full lifecycle of AI development — from research and large-scale model training...
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Jan 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer at Oxford Dynamics, Oxford, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Oxford, UK
This role is outside IR35   Oxford Dynamics – Who We Are Founded in 2020, Oxford Dynamics has grown rapidly to be recognised globally for its innovative AI & Robotics technologies designed for mission critical environments. Helping drive the future of decision making at speed from a human or autonomous platform perspective, Oxford Dynamics is a brand that is recognised and respected by Defence & Security organisations by delivering solutions that solve customer problems. Our founders instil the business with passion and purpose meaning we have a “can do” culture and roll up our sleeves up to get the job done.   So, what is it that we do? Our flagship AVIS AI software framework fuses multi-modal data - text, imagery, telemetry etc to allow human-like conversations with complex data. Our unique STRIDER robotic platform performs autonomous tasks in hazardous environments, enabling rapid, informed decisions while protecting...
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Jan 15, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Python Developer at YO IT CONSULTING, Remote, £Hourly Rate
Contract Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
hiring experienced Python Engineers to support a variety of high-impact research collaborations with leading AI labs. Freelancers will help improve AI systems through work extending coding benchmarks that reflect real-world development across diverse languages and domains. This is a unique opportunity to apply your engineering expertise toward shaping the next generation of intelligent systems. Key Responsibilities Develop and validate coding benchmarks in Python by curating issues, solutions, and test suites from real-world repositories Ensure benchmark tasks include comprehensive unit and integration tests for solution verification Maintain consistency and scalability of benchmark task distribution Provide structured feedback on solution quality and clarity Debug, optimize, and document benchmark code for reliability and reproducibility Ideal Qualifications 3–10 years of experience as a backend software engineer, ML engineer,...
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Jan 14, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full Stack Engineer Contract (React & Python) at hedgehog lab, UK Offices, £Contract Rate
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Job title: Senior Full Stack Engineer Contract (React + Python) Type: Full-time, Contract, Outside IR35 Location: EU-based, with flexible home, office, or hybrid working Office locations: Newcastle, Leeds, Sofia Hub locations: Edinburgh, Manchester, London Join a small, senior team shaping the next generation of classroom technology. This EdTech product is already in production, used by real teachers, and growing fast. You’ll work directly with the CTO and experienced engineers to ship features that genuinely make a difference in education. You’ll see your work move from prototype to production in days, not months — and you’ll have a direct say in how the platform evolves What you'll do Lead your own work stream across React (front end) and Python (back end and APIs). Turn broad problems into clear plans and deliver working features. Suggest improved approaches and solutions that add value. Collaborate...
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Jan 14, 2026
Duration not stated
Site Reliability Engineer at TwinStream, Hereford/Remote, £500-£600 per day
£500 - £600 per day
Contract Spy Hybrid (Hereford, UK)
Who are we: In 2019, our founders were working as engineers solving complex cross domain problems within government organisations TwinStream was formed to consolidate their collective expertise and experience into one business, providing technical excellence and exceptional service to their clients. We have teams working both on-site with clients and remotely from home.   Day Rate: £500 - £600 Location: Hybrid working near Hereford with possible 24/7 call out when on rota Security Clearance: Must be eligible for DV Clearance   About the role: Our cross-domain services are used within government organisations. The demand for these services continues to grow in both scope and scale. We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to help satisfy that demand. As an SRE, you will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance and cost effectiveness of these services. You will be working with multiple...
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Jan 14, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Front End Developer at Bridebook, Remote, £Competitive Day Rate
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Senior Front-End React Developer At Bridebook, we're digitising the wedding industry! Join us in transforming the wedding planning experience for engaged couples around the world. Full-time Contractor · Remote · Competitive Day Rate Who is Bridebook anyway? Bridebook is a revolutionary wedding planning platform that seeks to make wedding planning an enjoyable, intuitive, and rewarding experience for couples, guests, and industry partners. Launched in the UK, Bridebook has over 1,000,000 planning couples and has been featured in major outlets such as the New York Times, the BBC, and the App Store. After seven years and many iterations later, we have 2 in 3 engaged UK couples and 1 in 3 engaged German couples using Bridebook, and have recently expanded into the French and Irish markets. While we serve a very emotional and creative industry, we are disrupting the wedding industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology to provide seamless and...
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Jan 13, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Engineer at Turing, Remote, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
About Us: Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems.   Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in software engineering, logical reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L.   Project Overview: As a Software Engineering evaluator, you will create cutting-edge datasets for training, benchmarking, and advancing large language models, collaborating closely with researchers. This includes curating code examples, providing precise...
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Jan 09, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer at Oxford Dynamics, England, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Oxford, UK
This role is outside IR35   Oxford Dynamics – Who We Are Founded in 2020, Oxford Dynamics has grown rapidly to be recognised globally for its innovative AI & Robotics technologies designed for mission critical environments. Helping drive the future of decision making at speed from a human or autonomous platform perspective, Oxford Dynamics is a brand that is recognised and respected by Defence & Security organisations by delivering solutions that solve customer problems. Our founders instil the business with passion and purpose meaning we have a “can do” culture and roll up our sleeves up to get the job done.   So, what is it that we do? Our flagship AVIS AI software framework fuses multi-modal data - text, imagery, telemetry etc to allow human-like conversations with complex data. Our unique STRIDER robotic platform performs autonomous tasks in hazardous environments, enabling rapid, informed decisions while protecting...
Contract Spy
Jan 08, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Python Developer at YO IT CONSULTING, Remote, £Hourly Rate
Contract Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
hiring experienced Python Engineers to support a variety of high-impact research collaborations with leading AI labs. Freelancers will help improve AI systems through work extending coding benchmarks that reflect real-world development across diverse languages and domains. This is a unique opportunity to apply your engineering expertise toward shaping the next generation of intelligent systems. Key Responsibilities Develop and validate coding benchmarks in Python by curating issues, solutions, and test suites from real-world repositories Ensure benchmark tasks include comprehensive unit and integration tests for solution verification Maintain consistency and scalability of benchmark task distribution Provide structured feedback on solution quality and clarity Debug, optimize, and document benchmark code for reliability and reproducibility Ideal Qualifications 3–10 years of experience as a backend software engineer, ML engineer,...
Contract Spy
Jan 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Site Reliability Engineer at TwinStream, Hereford/Remote, £500-£600 per day
£500 - £600 per day
Contract Spy Hybrid (Hereford, UK)
Who are we: In 2019, our founders were working as engineers solving complex cross domain problems within government organisations TwinStream was formed to consolidate their collective expertise and experience into one business, providing technical excellence and exceptional service to their clients. We have teams working both on-site with clients and remotely from home.   Day Rate: £500 - £600 Location: Hybrid working near Hereford with possible 24/7 call out when on rota Security Clearance: Must be eligible for DV Clearance   About the role: Our cross-domain services are used within government organisations. The demand for these services continues to grow in both scope and scale. We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to help satisfy that demand. As an SRE, you will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance and cost effectiveness of these services. You will be working with multiple...
Contract Spy
Jan 07, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Machine Learning Engineer (Python) at Mindrift, Remote, £Freelance Rate
Contract Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
This opportunity is only for candidates currently residing in the specified country. Your location may affect eligibility and rates. Please submit your resume in English and indicate your level of English proficiency. At Mindrift, innovation meets opportunity. We believe in using the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI. What we do The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise from across the globe. About the Role GenAI models are improving very quickly, and one of our goals is to make them capable of addressing specialized questions and achieving complex reasoning skills. If you join the platform as a Machine Learning expert, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate on these projects. Although every project is unique, you might typically: Design original computational STEM problems that...
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