NLPatent is an industry leading AI-first patent research platform that was an early mover in the application of Large Language Models. We use a combination of proprietary and off-the-shelf machine learning models and NLP techniques to help our users answer patent related research questions such as "Is my invention patentable?". Increasingly, we're using generative LLMs to build agentic workflows that answer research questions without any human intervention.As a staff level applied scientist at NLPatent, you'll be the technical lead for all data and NLP related work at NLPatent. You'll be responsible for improving search performance (precision and recall), optimizing search algorithms to ensure quick results, designing and implementing agentic workflows, building and maintaining data pipelines, and much more.Requirements8+ years of commercial engineering and data science experienceExperience with technical leadershipExtensive experience with Python programmingCommercial Machine Learning experienceExperience working in Natural Language Processing (NLP)Experience training machine learning models using Tensorflow and PyTorchExperience working with search databases (e.g. Elasticsearch, Opensearch, etc.)Experience with cloud service providers (e.g. AWS)Willing to work 3 days per week onsite in the office in LondonBenefitsStock Option Plan25 days holiday allowancePension contributionsFlexible WorkingTraining & Development