AI Engineer

3 days ago


London, UK, United Kingdom Zola Analytics Full time

Who we are


Zola Analytics is a financial data platform and AI search engine that answers users’ questions with charts. We are a London-based, well-funded early-stage startup on a mission to revolutionise financial and economic analysis.


We’re a small, dynamic team united by a few core principles:


  • Low ego, high standards: We care deeply about doing great work, not about who gets the credit.
  • Bias for action: We believe progress comes from trying, learning, and iterating quickly.
  • User-focused and product-minded: We obsess over how our product serves our users, solving old problems in smarter, more effective ways.


If you are an exceptional engineer and this sounds like the kind of team you’d thrive in, we’d love to hear from you.


More on the Role


You would work closely with our founder and the rest of the engineering team on the optimisation and refinement of Zola’s compound AI systems.


Day to day, you might:


  • Design, implement, and fine-tune state-of-the-art machine learning models to power our AI search engine.
  • Run experiments to validate improvements in model performance and user experience.
  • Improve the performance of our retrieval systems and databases.
  • Develop our data pipelines to ensure our systems are scalable and efficient.
  • Prototype and deploy innovative AI solutions to solve unique challenges in financial and economic analysis.
  • Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize performance across our AI systems to ensure reliability and responsiveness.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and bring fresh ideas to our growing team.


What we're looking for


Experience in a high-growth startup or fast-paced tech environment is desirable. We're a small team of skilled and independent contributors - and we need someone who can hit the ground running.


You should have:


  • A passion for building AI systems
  • Fluency in python and knowledge of system design.
  • Hands-on experience with language model programming frameworks such as DSPy, LangChain, Ollama etc.
  • Expertise in running experiments, optimising models, and machine learning best practices.
  • Experience with relational databases and embedding models. An understanding of vector and graph databases is a bonus.
  • Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • An entrepreneurial mindset, be eager to learn, and have the desire to work in a challenging and exciting startup environment.
  • An interest in finance and economics is a bonus


What we offer you


  • A competitive salary
  • Meaningful equity (on a standard vesting schedule)
  • A shiny new Mac laptop
  • The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of AI building something completely new.
  • The autonomy for you to experiment, innovate, and make a big impact on the business through a diverse range of challenges.
  • A supportive and high-performing team in which to grow your career.

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