Forward Deployed Data Scientist

Defining how AI and finance work together — securely, intelligently, and at scale. 
We at Unique AI are building a generative AI platform that financial institutions trust with high-stakes work: finance-grade in its reliability, auditability, and security. Banks, asset managers, and hedge funds use our platform to put LLM-based agents to work inside real workflows — investment research, client advisory, risk, and compliance. Our mission is to augment financial professionals, not replace them: AI takes on the repetitive and routine so people can spend their time on judgment, clients, and performance. We offer an inclusive environment at Unique and we encourage all genders and all neuro-diversities to apply.

We are now looking for Forward Deployed Data Scientists to join our London team. We are looking for data scientists who are passionate about developing AI agents using Unique AI's SDK for the Financial Services Industry, who also thrive in direct client facing environment.

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will focus on building and improving vertical use cases in the financial industry, helping us unlock the full potential of GenAI for our customers. 
• You will work closely with our product and engineering teams to design, prototype, and develop AI Agents + systems that deliver real business impact. 
• You will spend majority of your time with clients, enabling them to maximize the value of our platform while providing hands-on support and expertise, ensuring the smooth integration and adoption of Unique's GenAI solutions while helping them build AI Agents using our SDK

Requirements

• Experience: 4+ years of experience as a data scientist
• Hands-on experience with LLMs: including tool calling and low-level experimentation beyond frameworks, as well as prompt engineering for customer use cases
• Production GenAI delivery: demonstrated experience designing, deploying, operating and evaluating LLM-based applications in production environments, including agentic systems with tool calling and orchestration
• Solid understanding of AI systems and their functionalities, such as deep research and other applied AI techniques, combined with strong Python coding skills to translate these concepts into production-ready workflows and maintain robust AI pipelines - ideally with experience deploying multi-agent systems
• History of successfully delivering projects for clients: translating customer requirements into tailored solutions, directly handling customer relationships and managing customer stakeholders across levels
• Industry expertise: expertise in financial services environments (private banking, wealth/ asset management, insurance) is a plus
• Languages: English (French and/ or German is a plus)
• Education: Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field

Benefits

• Leading Company 💪 A chance to be part of a leading company in a rapidly evolving industry 
• Innovative & Impactful Projects 🚀 Engage in groundbreaking projects within the Generative AI space. Contribute towards building the foundations enabling financial institutions to operationalize AI.
• Culture 🌿 A modern company with flat hierarchies that focuses on a people-oriented culture and places great emphasis on transparency and open communication 
• Autonomy 🧠 You’ll play a key role in shaping the product customisation and implementation with your assigned client(s)
• Hybrid set up 🧑‍💻🏢 Based in London with flexibility for remote days
• Security-first culture 🤝 Develop systems trusted by leading financial institutions.
• You will join our internal AI Academy, where you’ll rapidly level up your skills in working with cutting-edge LLM tooling and building production-grade AI agents and workflows

Salary

Additional info: Please note: we have several openings for this role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, until both roles are filled.