Careers
Build something that matters
We are a small, focused team building tools that help organisations take data protection seriously. If you care about privacy, good software, and working with people who respect your time, we welcome your application.
What to expect when you join
Substance over spectacle. Long-term thinking. Respect for the craft.
Purpose-built software for work that matters
Every decision we make is grounded in whether it genuinely helps the people who use our platform.
Substance over spectacle
We would rather do fewer things well than many things poorly.
Honesty about what software can do
AI can assist, but it cannot replace the judgement of a skilled DPO. We build tools that augment expertise.
Respect for the craft
We take pride in doing work that stands up to scrutiny — code, design, or compliance advice.
Long-term thinking
Sustainable pace, honest communication, and decisions that prioritise durability over speed.
How we work
Our culture is shaped by the belief that good work comes from trust, clarity, and space to think. We hire people we trust and extend them genuine autonomy.
You will not be a cog in a machine. Everyone here has real responsibility and the autonomy to make decisions within their domain.
A comprehensive package
Designed to support you professionally and personally — remote-first, health and wellbeing, growth budget, equity participation, and more.
Every benefit exists because someone on the team actually needed it.
Remote-First
Work from anywhere in the UK or Ireland.
Health & Wellbeing
Health insurance, mental health support, work-life balance.
Pension
We contribute to your pension from day one.
25 Days Leave
Plus bank holidays and additional days for life events.
Parental Leave
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
Growth Budget
Annual learning budget, conferences, and development time.
Equipment
Generous budget for the tools you need.
Team Retreats
Regular in-person gatherings to connect and collaborate.
Bike to Work
Tax-efficient scheme for a new bicycle and accessories.
Equity
Meaningful equity grants — share in what we build together.
Our home: Maynooth
For hybrid roles, our office is based in Maynooth, Co. Kildare — one of Ireland's most vibrant university towns. Just 25km west of Dublin, it combines the energy of a university town with genuine quality of life.
Most roles are remote-first. You do not need to relocate to Maynooth to work at Acompli. But for those who prefer hybrid working, it is a genuinely great place to be.
Transport Links
Direct rail to Dublin in under 30 minutes. M4 motorway. Dublin Airport 40 mins.
University Town
Home to Maynooth University — youthful, intellectual atmosphere, world-class research.
Affordable Living
Significantly more reasonable than Dublin without sacrificing city access.
Historic Character
Maynooth Castle, Georgian architecture, and beautiful university grounds.
Quality of Life
Independent cafés, farmers’ market, Royal Canal Greenway, Carton House parkland.
Tech Hub Growth
Growing tech community attracted by the talent pipeline and quality of life.
Open positions
We are always looking for exceptional people. If you do not see a role that fits but think you would be a great addition, we still want to hear from you.
2 open roles across engineering and research. Remote-first, based in the UK or Ireland.
Senior Backend Engineer - Privacy Infrastructure
We are building the infrastructure that powers privacy-first compliance automation. You will design and implement backend systems that handle sensitive data securely, scale to support thousands of organisations, and integrate with complex regulatory workflows.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems
- Strong proficiency in Python and modern backend frameworks (FastAPI, Django, or similar)
- Experience designing APIs, data models, and distributed systems architecture
- Deep understanding of security, encryption, and privacy-preserving system design
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and database systems (PostgreSQL, vector databases)
- Comfortable working across the stack when needed, but backend is your strength
AI Research Engineer - Privacy & Compliance
We are building privacy-preserving AI for compliance automation. This is an opportunity to take academic ML/NLP research and apply it to a real-world problem domain with immediate impact. You will own problems end-to-end, from research to production deployment.
What you will do
- Design and train NLP models for regulatory document understanding and compliance assessment
- Build retrieval systems for relevant GDPR guidance from thousands of regulatory sources
- Develop risk scoring models that learn from enforcement decisions and case law
- Experiment with privacy-preserving techniques for training on sensitive compliance data
- Work directly with customers to validate model performance in the real world
What you will learn
- How to take research prototypes to production systems used by real organisations
- Applied NLP in a regulated, high-accuracy domain (very different from consumer AI)
- Working at the intersection of machine learning, law, and software engineering
Why this role
- Own meaningful problems from day one — you will define research directions, not just execute tasks
- See your work used immediately by DPOs and privacy teams, not published and forgotten
- Equity participation — share in what we build together
- Remote-first culture with the autonomy to structure your own research time
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP, or related field (recent graduates welcome)
- Strong foundation in modern NLP and transformer architectures
- Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow, and ML experimentation workflows
- Familiarity with retrieval systems, embeddings, or document understanding is a plus
- Comfortable writing production-quality Python code, not just research prototypes
- Interest in working at the intersection of AI and regulatory compliance
- Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity
Apply to join us
Tell us about yourself. We review every application personally and aim to respond within five business days.
Questions? Reach out to careers@acompli.ie.
See what we are building
Want to understand the product before you apply? See how Acompli turns organisational knowledge into governed compliance outputs.