AI Research (Systems) Engineer - Edinburgh

We are seeking Systems Research Engineers with a strong interest in computer systems, distributed AI infrastructure, and performance optimization. These roles are ideal for recent PhD graduates or exceptional BSc/MSc engineers looking to build research-driven engineering experience in areas such as operating systems, distributed systems, AI model serving, and machine learning infrastructure. You will work closely with senior architects on real-world projects, helping to prototype and optimize next generation AI infrastructure.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree inComputer Science,Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, operating systems,machine learning systems architecture, Inference serving, and AI Infrastructure.
• Hands on experience withLLM serving frameworks(e.g.,vLLM,Ray Serve,TensorRT-LLM,TGI) anddistributed KV cache optimization.
• Proficiency inC/C++, with additional experience inPythonfor research prototyping.
• Solid grounding insystems research methodology,distributed algorithms, andprofiling tools.
• Team oriented mindset with effective technical communication skills.

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• PhDin systems, distributed computing, or large scale AI infrastructure.
• Publications intop-tier systems or ML conferences(NSDI, OSDI, EuroSys, SoCC, MLSys, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR).
• Understanding ofload balancing,state management,fault tolerance, andresource schedulingin large-scale AI inference clusters.
• Prior experience designing, deploying, and profilinghigh-performance cloud or AI infrastructure systems.