About us
Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production.
Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more. We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.
The role
We're looking for an outstanding engineer to push our platform to the next level. You'll join us at a crucial stage of accelerated development for the company, product and team. As part of a small, highly collaborative group, you'll drive our product and team to new heights.
Encord is growing rapidly, with our product as the key driver of that growth. A year ago, we were a team of 50; now, we're over 100 and continuing to accelerate.
What you'll do
Take end-to-end ownership of your projects, from product, design and architectural decisions through to deployment, monitoring and measuring impact on users
Work across the full stack, covering everything from deployment to styling
Take initiative, be proactive in problem-solving, and continuously seek improvements
Tackle complex domains and immense scale with simple, elegant solutions
Collaborate with a lean, high-trust team to solve challenging problems together
Who we're looking for
A builder: You enjoy all aspects of building not only software but a complete product, and are comfortable moving across the stack when necessary. You enjoy problem solving and thinking from first principles
Impact-driven: You want your work to have a tangible outcome for people. You're not satisfied building products that don't see the light of day or move a number by a tenth of a percent
Comfortable with uncertainty: You're happy to tackle problems without a predefined clear definition or obvious solution, and are excited to have the autonomy to make decisions as you go
A team player: You understand that being a member of a high-performing team means contributing your best work while helping others contribute theirs
Experience requirements
Personally developed and maintained multiple systems from scratch, or significantly contributed to major changes to existing systems
Strong understanding of the trade-offs involved in building reliable, performant software at speed
Experience with Python and/or TypeScript (prior experience appreciated but not required — we are technology agnostic and welcome those open to learning)
Familiarity with any of the following is a bonus: React, Kubernetes, GCP, PyTorch, CUDA, Ray
Tech stack
We are technology agnostic at Encord and not looking for experience across all of these — as long as you're open to learning, please apply.
Backend: Python
Frontend: TypeScript and React
Deployment: Kubernetes
Infrastructure: GCP
Machine Learning: PyTorch, CUDA, Ray
Why Encord
Competitive salary, commission, and equity in a high-growth start-up
Strong in-person culture — most of the team works from our London office 4+ days/week
25 days annual leave + UK public holidays
Annual learning & development budget
Travel for customer visits, events, and conferences across the UK and Europe
Company lunches twice a week
Monthly socials & bi-annual team offsites
Skills Required
- Experience with Python and/or TypeScript
- Familiarity with React, Kubernetes, GCP, PyTorch, or CUDA
- Experience developing and maintaining systems from scratch
What We Do
Encord is the data layer for physical AI. We're how the world's most ambitious AI teams turn messy, multimodal data into production systems - from humanoid robots to autonomous vehicles to smart infrastructure. 300+ teams including Toyota, Skydio, and Maxar rely on Encord to curate, manage, and align the data their models actually need. $110M raised. San Francisco, New York, and London.
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