Research Engineer – Learning-Based Animation & Simulation
14 days ago
London
Direct message the job poster from Search Technology Location: London (hybrid strongly preferred); remote in EU possible for exceptional candidates Type: Full-time Seniority: Open from postdoctoral level to senior/staff level About the Position Our client is reimagining how virtual agents move, behave, and interact. By combining real-time simulation, reinforcement learning, and generative models, they’re building a new foundation for intelligent animation in digital worlds; from characters to physically grounded agents. This isn’t just an ML research role - you’ll be implementing novel algorithms, working directly in simulation, and tuning systems that will run in production pipelines. We’re looking for engineers who thrive in high-agency environments and want to push the edge of embodied intelligence. What You'll Do: • Develop and train RL-based control policies for humanoid or robotic characters in simulation, • Experiment with generative methods for motion synthesis, behaviour blending, and skill composition, • Build robust systems on top of modern simulation engines (Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Unity, etc.), • Implement new research ideas from papers, then go further and make them work, • Work closely with a small, tight-knit team of engineers and researchers shipping iterative prototypes Experience Required: • Proven experience in reinforcement learning for control, robotics, or animation, • Strong coding ability in Python and comfort with performance-aware development, • Familiarity with simulation environments (Isaac Sim/Lab, MuJoCo, Unity, PyBullet), • Curiosity for generative methods (VAEs, diffusion, trajectory priors), • Strong grasp of research from groups like Levine, Peng, Abbeel, Finn, or Mordatch, • Comfortable working across both high-level ML and low-level physics code, • Self-motivated, fast learner, collaborative mindset Bonus Experience (Nice to Have) • Experience with character animation pipelines, • Unity engine or game dev familiarity, • Experience deploying models in real-time or latency-sensitive environments Why Join • Join an early team building tech with massive creative and technical potential, • Tackle some of the hardest problems at the intersection of AI, physics, and animation, • Work in a culture that values speed, autonomy, and deep technical craft, • Competitive salary + deep equity with meaningful upside, • Hybrid-first culture in London, with remote flexibility for exceptional contributors Relocation support/sponsorship is viable for exceptional candidates who intend to relocate to London • Mid-Senior level, • Full-time, • Information Technology, Research, and Engineering, • Technology, Information and Media and Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Search Technology by 2x Greater London, England, United Kingdom 1 hour ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 6 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago London, England, United Kingdom 9 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 5 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 11 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 3 hours ago London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 11 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 11 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 3 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago London, England, United Kingdom $35,000.00-$46,000.00 2 weeks ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr