AI Engineer

AI Engineer

Save My Exams is a rapidly growing EdTech business looking for an ambitious AI Engineer to join our remote‑first, customer‑obsessed startup. We improve the lives of millions of students every year and aim to disrupt a $7tn+ market.

Job Description

We are building an industry‑leading AI platform and need someone who can deliver real user‑facing products while staying at the cutting edge of machine learning.

Job Requirements

• Strong professional experience developing products that solve real user problems.
• Track record of successfully delivering data‑science projects, demonstrating mastery of machine‑learning fundamentals.
• Strong Python programming skills with clean, maintainable, production‑ready code.
• Experience building products around LLMs or other generative AI.
• Balanced understanding of the risks involved in AI product development.
• User‑centric mindset and ownership of the product and code you ship to students.
• Test‑and‑learn mindset.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Operational AI experience: building robust APIs, hosting and maintaining models.
• Recommender system development and deployment.
• Web development experience with TypeScript, Next.js, React, Express, Postgres.
• Experience in the EdTech or education industry.

The Role

We’re looking for someone who loves:

• Building and shipping solutions that help millions of students.
• Experimentation first: ship quickly, learn quickly.
• Keeping up with state‑of‑the‑art AI models and new developments.
• Thriving in small, cross‑functional teams collaborating with Engineers, Product Managers, and Leadership.
• Working in a small company where ambiguity and pace offer opportunity.

Your Responsibilities

Over the next 12 months, you’ll:

• Experiment rapidly, applying modern AI techniques across various problem areas.
• Create deliverables easily integrated into our product, suggest off‑the‑shelf tooling, and monitor results.
• Manage AI tool risk, including accuracy and alignment concerns.
• Understand our business, students, and content, making autonomous decisions.
• Collaborate across teams to identify, prioritise, and iteratively solve problems.

Job Benefits

Working for a fast‑growing, bootstrapped education company offers a rare opportunity to build a sustainable impact. We provide:

Here’s What We Offer

• Competitive annual salary of £60k‑£80k, depending on experience & skills.
• 36 days of annual leave (including UK bank holidays).
• A 4‑week paid sabbatical for every 3 years.
• Share options to benefit from company success.
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Private medical and life insurance.
• £500 annual learning & development budget.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave.
• Company pension scheme with salary sacrifice option.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Equipment budget for essential tools.
• Flexible working hours with core 10‑4pm (UK time).
• Remote working; UK‑based or UK‑time zone ±3h GMT preferred.
• People‑first culture with coffee coolers and bi‑annual in‑person get‑togethers.

Process

Our hiring process is fast and straight‑forward:

• Interview with the Hiring Manager.
• Interview with team members.
• Assessment task to complete at home.
• 15‑minute chat with the CTO.

All Are Welcome Here

Save My Exams is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive community. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, even if they don’t tick every box. We are happy to discuss flexible or remote arrangements and adjustments to the interview process to support success.