About the role
The AI Residency is a 6-month builder role at Ema, an AI startup building AI Employees for HR, IT, and Finance. Residents work on real production code, own delivery end-to-end, and receive mentorship. Tracks include Backend (Go/Python), AI/ML (agents, LLMs), and Systems & Infra (Kubernetes, cloud). Work spans customer deployments, platform, quality, reliability, and compliance. Top performers may convert to full-time.
Requirements
Candidates must have a builder mindset and high agency, with strong engineering fundamentals in Python, Go, or similar. They need real depth in one track: Backend (services, APIs), AI/ML (PyTorch, LLMs), or Systems & Infra (Linux, containers, cloud). Honest measurement and clear communication are essential. Final-year students, recent graduates, and self-taught builders are welcome. Must have right to work in UK for 6 months. Include a link to something you've built.
About the company
Ema
Ema provides AI-powered employee experiences for HR, IT, and Finance departments, automating tasks from recruiting to onboarding and beyond. Their platform consolidates software spend and connects systems to streamline operations and delight employees. Ema enables rapid deployment, helping businesses scale and compound their growth by finding the right talent faster.
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