Machine Learning Research Engineer

AI Research & Development Role at Luminance – Cambridge, UK

This is a fantastic opportunity to join market-leading UK AI company, Luminance. Named in Tech Nation’s prestigious Future Fifty list and the recipient of two Queen’s Awards, Luminance is the world’s most advanced AI technology which is disrupting the legal profession.

Luminance is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals with a strong academic background in Artificial Intelligence or a related field to join their R&D team based in Cambridge, UK. Successful candidates will be part of a small, dynamic team responsible for:

• Prototyping, building, and implementing new approaches to AI problems
• Determining output quality, efficiency, and feasibility compared with other techniques in a data-driven manner

This role is open to both recent graduates (with a willingness to learn) and experienced candidates with proven expertise.

Note: If your skills or experience don’t perfectly match the job description, we still encourage you to apply. At Luminance, enthusiasm is the most important requirement, and we value diversity and inclusion.

To Apply

Please send your CV and covering letter to: recruitment@luminance.com

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Desired Skills

• Strong analytical skills and a scientific approach to tasks
• Data science skills: handling large datasets, modeling, and evaluation
• Understanding of software engineering, especially in ML development
• Experience with Python ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn)

For more senior candidates:

• Background or publications in fields like NLP, Computer Vision, Deep Learning
• Industry experience with measurable impact
• Hands-on expertise in modern ML: NLP, Transformers, LLMs, NER, GANs, Reinforcement Learning, etc.

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requirements

• Master’s degree or Postgraduate qualification (preferred)
• From a Top 200 Global University
• Preferably in a technical or scientific subject