Software Engineer, UX (AI)

TL;DR

Software Engineer, UX (AI): Designing, developing, and refining experimental and stable front-end solutions, focusing on innovative user experiences for early-stage AI research, with an accent on prompt engineering to build cutting-edge, AI-driven workflows and tools. Focus on challenging briefs, setting a vision for user-centered AI development, and pushing the boundaries of user interaction at the forefront of AI innovation.

Location: Onsite in London, UK

Company

hirify.global is a team of scientists, engineers, and ML experts advancing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence for public benefit and scientific discovery.

What you will do

• Implement versatile front-end solutions to tackle tough problems and answer big questions in AI research.
• Engage in prompt engineering to create innovative AI-driven user experiences and design dynamic workflows.
• Design, develop, test, and iterate on stable but experimental front-end code for new user-facing features.
• Take ownership of the front-end implementation, including bug fixes and performance enhancements.
• Partner effectively with designers, researchers, and engineers across different teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Requirements

• Significant professional software development experience in Javascript and 2 or more other programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python, Go).
• Extensive experience with front-end technologies and modern web application development using libraries/frameworks (e.g., Angular, Svelte, React).
• Experience building prototypes for AI/ML systems, AI-native development tool-chains, and workflows.
• Understanding of the latest AI technologies and a strong perspective on building usable and innovative UIs, with the ability to deliver comprehensive prototypes.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Highly proficient in web technologies such as JS/ES6, HTML5, CSS, REST, mobile web, and mobile applications.
• Strong sense of UI design and attuned to the fundamentals of user experience, including accessibility.
• Demonstrable experience with Google Cloud or similar cloud platforms.
• Ability to work effectively across different time zones and communicate clearly with a distributed team.
• Proven track record of independently driving the implementation of complex features from high-level direction.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across disciplines, answering difficult user questions, prototyping, and sharing new UX practices.
• Opportunity to tackle a wide range of ambiguous challenges in nebulous areas of AI research.
• Encouragement to challenge briefs, embrace new technologies, and set a vision for user-centered AI development.
• Commitment to diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives.
• Equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, religion, belief, or other protected bases, with accommodations for disabilities.