Senior Software Engineer - LLM/AI Focused

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Senior Software Engineer

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• LLM Focused 6-MONTH CONTRACT Competitive Day Rate | OUTSIDE IR35 | Hybrid (1 day/week London) Join an early-stage AI startup revolutionizing how creators, studios, and brands produce and interact with media.

Using advanced LLMs and generative AI, this project is building a platform that transforms raw footage into dynamic narratives, scripts, and personalized content

• empowering creativity at scale.

You'll be part of a fast-moving team blending engineering excellence with cutting-edge AI research to redefine media workflows.

THE COMPANY This stealth-mode startup is backed by leading investors and features a team of engineers and AI researchers passionate about the future of interactive media.

The company's mission is to merge creativity and AI, delivering innovative products that reshape storytelling and digital content creation.

You'll work in a flexible hybrid setup, with one day a week in their central London office.

THE ROLE As a Software Engineer, you'll help build the core infrastructure powering real-time media processing with LLMs and generative models.

Your work will involve: Developing scalable systems for ingesting, analyzing, and transforming video, audio, and text using AI Orchestrating prompts, embeddings, vector search, and fine-tuned models to enable advanced media interactions Building hybrid human-AI tools that blend creative workflows with robust engineering solutions Collaborating closely with product designers, media professionals, and AI researchers to bring ambitious features to life KEY SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS 3 years' experience in software engineering (Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar) Practical experience with LLMs, generative AI, or related APIs (OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, etc.) Strong backend/cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, GCP, microservices, scalable APIs) Passion for media, creativity, and building innovative AI-driven products Comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced startup environment DESIRABLE SKILLS Experience with media processing tools (FFmpeg, WebRTC) Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate) and embedding workflows Background in generative audio/video models or multimodal AI systems HOW TO APPLY Please register your interest by sending your CV and portfolio via the apply link on this page.

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