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Tiro Partners Limited

Machine Learning Engineer

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

£ 150,000 /year

Full Time

16-12-2025

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Skills

Python Training Architecture Machine Learning PyTorch C++

Job Specifications

ML / Machine Learning / C++ / Python / CUDA

Machine Learning Engineer – AI & Foundation Models (Future CTO Track)

West London | 3–4 days onsite

Up to £150k + equity

Company: AI StartUp

We’re hiring one of the first technical engineers for a pioneering AI startup building a foundation model that fully automates development.

This is a founding role with ownership over performance, scalability, and architecture across training and inference, working directly with the founders and evolving toward Head of Engineering / CTO.

You’ll work on:

High-performance ML systems (training + inference)
C++ / CUDA optimisation and GPU-accelerated components
Large models (e.g. transformers), latency & throughput optimisation
Distributed systems and cloud deployment
Internal tooling, benchmarks, and evaluation frameworks

Ideal background:

Strong C++ with CUDA and solid Python
Deep ML systems optimisation experience (not just model training)
PyTorch, large-scale inference, multi-GPU / multi-node systems
HPC, embedded, or performance-critical environments

ML / Machine Learning / C++ / Python / CUDA

About the Company

Tiro Partners is an innovative, enthusiastic and fast-growing global staffing agency dedicated to placing exceptional permanent and contract candidates within the IT and Engineering Sectors. As we have grown we have expanded our network until it now encompasses permanent and contract recruitment across the UK, Netherlands and Germany. It’s our mission to change both the lives of our candidates, and the businesses of our clients, for the better. That means identifying and attracting talented professionals who do more than ... Know more