Senior Research Engineer – Reinforcement Learning

InstaDeep Ltd

Senior Research Engineer in Reinforcement Learning at InstaDeep creating solutions for real-world industrial problems. Collaborating with clients and teams to optimize AI systems and enhance innovation.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £85,000 - £125,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

KubernetesPythonRay

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Research Engineers at InstaDeep work closely with our clients to build a deep understanding of the use case and the constraints the operational experts face in their daily operations.
One of the core responsibilities of a Research Engineer is then to translate this industrial knowledge into optimization problem statements.
On a daily basis, you will be working with your InstaDeep colleagues to brainstorm, prototype new research ideas and to iterate and improve on existing implementations by running large-scale experiments and deploying high-quality engineering.
You will also have access to InstaDeep’s powerful compute resources (as of 2024 among the top 20 H100 GPU clusters), enabling you to efficiently train models and accelerate innovation.
There are also opportunities to engage in pre-sales activities and to support our Business Development team with your acquired unique combination of domain knowledge and AI expertise.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Several years of professional experience in AI Research, Applied AI/ML or Mathematical Optimization and / or track record of leading AI teams and large-scale projects
Proven experience in software development in Python, ideally in projects with codebases of production-grade quality, multiple contributors and version control
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Several years of professional experience in Reinforcement Learning and / or dealing with combinatorial optimization problems (Nice to have)
Hands-on experience in high-performance computing environments (Kubernetes, Ray etc.) (Nice to have)
Experience in pre-sales and business development (Nice to have)
Domain expertise in the industries of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Aviation, Energy (Nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Time to dedicate to personal development, as well as InstaDeep-provided education opportunities
Long-term incentive stock plans
Private Health insurance
Monthly Gym allowance

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI ResearchApplied AIMachine LearningMathematical OptimizationSoftware DevelopmentPythonReinforcement LearningCombinatorial OptimizationHigh-Performance ComputingVersion Control

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem SolvingCommunicationLeadershipBrainstormingPrototypingIterative ImprovementClient EngagementBusiness Development