Applied Computing was founded in 2024 to build Orbital, a physics-informed foundation model for energy operations. We're live across oil and gas and petrochemicals, working towards our mission: sustainable abundance for a growing planet.

The hydrocarbon industry keeps the world running. But its complexity has left operators tied to legacy systems, making critical decisions on less than 10% of available data. We built Orbital to change that. It's a foundation model built specifically for energy that lets companies use AI at scale, harnessing all of their operational data and optimising in real time for any metric. Decisions get faster, operations get safer, and carbon intensity falls.

We've raised over $32 million, including one of the largest seed rounds for an AI company in the UK. We're just getting started.

About This Application

We're growing fast, and we know great people don't always arrive at the same time as the perfect job ad. If you're excited about what we're building but can't find an open position that matches your skills and experience, we'd still love to hear from you.

Your application will join our talent pool, and we'll review it whenever a relevant opportunity opens up.

Please note: we're currently not accepting applications for internships. We'll update this page as soon as that changes.

Who This Is For

Experienced professionals across AI research, engineering, product, and commercial roles

People with a background in energy, oil and gas, petrochemicals, or heavy industry

What to Include

Your CV

A short note on the type of role or team you're interested in, and why Applied Computing

Your preferred location and working arrangement

How We Work

We value clarity, speed, and ownership over perfect frameworks

Pragmatism beats dogma; we adapt to reality

We work closely across research, engineering, product, and customers

We spend real time understanding the industry we're building for

What Happens Next

We'll review your profile and keep it on file for future opportunities

If there's a potential match, we'll reach out to discuss next steps

Because we receive a high number of open applications, we may not be able to reply to everyone individually, but every profile is considered when new roles open