Job Summary
CARD Group works internationally, providing commercial and public sector clients with new insights on their markets, customers and employees. Driven by innovation, we develop new research techniques to gather factual and sentiment data that is accurate and transformational. We are sought by household name brands to provide evidence to inform important operational decisions affecting staff and customers. We are an ambitious team of specialists and aim to secure a reputation as a leader in combining psychology, statistics and artificial intelligence.
Job Description
Following a period of investment into new methods, CARD Group have developed a new research approach that derives significant new insights for clients that improve productivity. Initial market testing indicates considerable interest in the market. We now wish to develop an efficient software product that automates the process to make access to the approach cost-effective and scalable.
The AI Software Developer will lead the development of CARD Group’s next-generation AI-assisted insights engine product as part of an industry-academia collaboration with the University of Galway. The successful candidate will drive the technical development of the system, in collaboration with academic researchers and data scientists. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply advanced machine learning and NLP techniques to a high-impact commercial product while gaining exposure to cutting-edge academic expertise.
The developer will be responsible for designing, developing and evaluating the AI-assisted question sets through the creation of a generation pipeline. The developer will also develop machine-learning pipelines for the scoring and analysis of survey responses and integrate them into a SaaS application. The developer will lead internal evaluation of the system components and overall performance, as well as documenting and reporting on the system. The role involves engagement with both industry and academic partners to leverage the latest research in NLP and machine learning.
This is expected to include:
- Working with clients to understand existing processes and pain points
- Research into existing solutions to identify merits and drawbacks, and market value
- Collate information to derive a focus for the development of the system
- Presenting wireframes to clients to confirm understanding and approach
- Building working prototypes to test concepts
- Refining systems based on real-world use and client feedback
- Refining and improving the system to plan for future white-labelling.
Reporting to our Data Scientist, the position is based at the CARD Group offices in Belfast, and a hybrid working pattern is available. The position is offered on an initial 18-month term with a view to extending as interest in the model develops.
The successful graduate will lead
this project, in a supportive partnership with the University of Galway as part of the InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme.
Interviews will be held approximately week commencing: 16/03/2026