Junior Prompt Product Engineer

Focaldata is on a mission to close the "understanding gap" — the space between what organisations think they know about people and reality. We are building a new kind of tech-enabled research company: one that delivers deep, accurate insight at the speed of software, for a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. We work with organisations that matter — from brands like New Balance to campaign groups like Hope Not Hate and non-profits like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. We are doing it with a team of researchers, engineers, data scientists, and product builders who genuinely love reimagining what’s possible in research.

About the role

We are looking for a domain expert with a research background who is ready to roll up their sleeves and build. If you have spent time in research but find yourself more energised by making things than writing about them, this role was designed with you in mind. You will work hands-on alongside engineers to develop and improve a real system, bringing your domain knowledge directly into the product — not just into a deck or a report. This is an early-career AI role, and that’s intentional. We are not looking for someone who has seen it all — we are looking for someone with the right foundation who wants to grow fast, contribute immediately, and own their work.

What you will do

• You will be embedded within the engineering team, working directly on features and improvements as they are built.
• Contributing hands-on to building and iterating on features and system improvements alongside engineers.
• Working with product and engineering to shape the feature roadmap and feed into planning.
• Collaborating with the go-to-market team to surface feedback, understand how the system is performing in practice, and identify where gaps exist.
• Keeping features and tickets grounded in real outcomes by providing domain context throughout active development.

Who you are (skills and experience)

• You have 2-4 years experience working in a research team and understand how research workflows are structured and what they are trying to achieve.
• You are an active AI user — not just aware of the tools, but genuinely integrating them into your work/life.
• You have shown an interest in building: whether that is creating your own tools and automations in a previous role, or working closely alongside a team developing a system.
• You are able to take the processes you have used to achieve research goals and translate them into structured workflows others can understand.
• You can turn your domain knowledge into a starting point for how to break down and solve problems with automation.

Who you are (mindset)

• You are self-driven and actively seek out new things to learn.
• You are proactive and collaborative — equally comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
• You take ownership of your work and speak up when something needs to be said.
• You keep things moving — you are the kind of person who drives momentum rather than waiting for it.
• You have a genuine curiosity about building new technology and want to be part of making something real.

Focaldata is an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce for our business, team and customers. We encourage all applications regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We also understand that certain groups may not feel empowered to apply unless they match every single requirement. Please do apply even if you do not match 100% of every single requirement!

Please note this role is required to be in office 3 days a week (Tues-Thurs).