Software engineer, AI Product
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value due to the role's focus on AI development in sustainability, attractive compensation package, and the opportunity to innovate in a rapidly evolving field.
- Lead the development of AI tools for sustainability
- Opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative team
- Requires strong ML and programming skills
Pros
- Pioneering work in AI tools for sustainability reporting
- Competitive compensation with a well-rounded benefits package
- Crossover with cutting-edge AI technology and sustainability
Cons
- In-person requirement may deter some candidates
- Potential ambiguity in the evolving scope of AI applications
- High expectations for technical expertise in LLMs and ML
Who it's for
Mid-level/Senior • On-site
Good fit
- Engineers familiar with AI/ML technologies
- Professionals passionate about sustainability innovation
- Stronger candidates with full-stack development capabilities
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates lacking AI experience
- Individuals wanting fully remote positions
- Candidates unfamiliar with the intersection of AI and sustainability
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Location
London
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Hybrid
Department
TechEngineering
About Watershed
Watershed is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens use Watershed to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting including CSRD, and drive real decarbonization. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team.
We have offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City (launching soon!) and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us!
The role
We're looking for an AI led software engineer to join our sustainability AI reporting team. You will be a technical leader in helping us build a world class AI tool for companies to manage and report on their progress in sustainability. You'll leverage LLMs, embeddings, and other AI technologies to deliver features to our customers, and help lay the technical foundations for AI at Watershed.
We are looking for this hire to be based in our HQ in London 4 days per week.
In this role you will:
Prototype, develop and iterate on a new product area for Watershed, giving our customers powerful AI tools for information extraction and report generation
Productionize and launch core technologies to power AI features on top of a wealth of operational sustainability data
Collaborate with product and other AI engineering teams to set product and technical strategy
Keep up with developments and state-of-the-art in AI to determine what is relevant to Watershed
Write performant, well-crafted, tested, and maintainable code across our technical stack
You might be a good fit if you have:
Experience building products using LLMs, embeddings and other ML technologies
Full lifecycle experience of building, deploying and monitoring products that leverage LLMs, embeddings or other ML technologies
Experience leading cross functional teams in an innovative fast moving environment
A strong foundational understanding of machine learning models and practice, including model evaluation and performance
Strong full-stack development skills
Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week (except for remote roles)
Watershed has hub offices in San Francisco, New York and London, and satellite offices in Sydney, Paris, Berlin, and Mexico City (opening summer 2025!). Where we have offices, employees are expected to be in office for 4 days per week. Certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description if so.
What’s the interview process like?
It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience interview (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.
What if I need accommodations for my interview?
At Watershed, we are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health needs, religious observances, neurodivergence, or pregnancy-related support requirements. If you need assistance during your process, please contact your recruiter.
