Join a lean Skunk Works team to transform how Cubitts operates across its entire supply chain and retail footprint. You will build AI-powered tools, agents, and automations that solve real-world problems for 350,000 customers. This is a high-ownership role where you move fast, turning prototypes into production-ready internal applications and workflows.
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AI Technologist / Engineer at Cubitts
Cubitts is building a dedicated Skunk Works team to revolutionize the eyewear industry, and they are looking for a lead builder to turn that vision into reality. In this high-ownership role, you will leverage a unique, vertically integrated stack—ranging from physical retail stores and eye tests to e-commerce and a glazing lab—to deploy AI agents and automated workflows. If you have a passion for shipping real products fast and thrive in fast-paced, scrappy environments, this is your chance to transform the optics experience for 350,000 customers while working directly with the founding team from their King's Cross headquarters.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Cubitts is an independent spectacle maker founded in King’s Cross, London, in 2013, dedicated to modernising the three‑century‑old spectacles industry by combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design and technology. The company designs and manufactures high-quality spectacles and sunglasses intended to outlast their wearers, using carefully selected materials such as premium acetate, stainless steel, rolled gold, titanium and horn. Cubitts offers a full optical service including eye examinations, fitting, adjustments, repairs, made‑to‑measure and bespoke frames, and promotes a circular approach with services and repairs for life to reduce waste and extend product longevity. With physical stores in the UK and internationally and online sales via cubitts.com, Cubitts positions itself as “the modern spectacle maker,” aiming to democratise fit, challenge disposable fashion culture, and transform how people choose, own and care for their eyewear.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Build and deploy AI-powered agents, recommendation engines, and automation layers using LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, and prompt engineering.
- Connect disparate internal systems via APIs and data pipelines to streamline customer order tracking, financial reporting, and inventory forecasting.
- Prototype rapidly and work alongside a Product Manager and Data Scientist to turn messy operational requirements into usable internal tools.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Proven builder mindset with professional experience in software engineering using Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and SQL to ship production-ready applications.
- Deep technical familiarity with APIs, databases, and AI orchestration tools, with a track record of building tools in scrappy or ambiguous environments.
- Practical, low-ego approach with the ability to navigate complex business operations like retail or supply chain without waiting for perfect conditions.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- High-impact greenfield opportunity as one of the first technical hires in a newly formed internal AI and engineering function reporting directly to the business.
- Rare access to a complete vertical stack "test bed," including physical stores, eye tests, product design, and a complex global supply chain.
- Fast-paced shipping culture where you will move from prototype to production in weeks, seeing your tools used immediately by teams and customers.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 15 million jobs daily and helps you discover roles at companies like this.
How does this work?
Jack’s an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If it’s a match and the company wants to meet you, they’ll make the intro. In the meantime, if you’d like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.