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How to Actually Get Hired
Who reads applications, which channel gets a reply, and what they screen for.
Don't make these mistakes
Don't lead with LLM or generative-AI credentials — the founders explicitly position against cloud-dependent, data-hungry AI, and Carr's whole pitch is that industry needs something different. Talk control theory, embedded systems, simulation-to-real transfer, or industrial sales cycles, not chatbots.
What gets their attention
A physics-heavy team with working pilots just took commercialization money from investors on both sides of the UK–Germany industrial corridor. The gap between 'pilot' and 'rollout' is where they'll need deployment engineers and industrial BD people they don't have yet — and almost nobody outside UK deeptech circles is watching this company.
Why applying the normal way doesn't work
Luffy AI has an ATS but the real pipeline is referrals → sourced → recruiter picks → cold apps. You can still get through, but know where you stand.
Who to contact at Luffy AI
What to show them
Experience where ML meets control: sim-to-real transfer, reinforcement learning for control, sparse/efficient networks, or classical control theory (PID, MPC) you've augmented with learning. Publications or projects on adaptive control beat generic deep-learning portfolios. Core skills: control systems, simulation, ML for dynamical systems, Python/C++.
A cold email that works at Luffy AI
What Luffy AI screens for
What they look for: A physics-heavy team with working pilots just took commercialization money from investors on both sides of the UK–Germany industrial corridor. The gap between 'pilot' and 'rollout' is where they'll need deployment engineers and industrial BD people they don't have yet — and almost nobody outside UK deeptech circles is watching this company.
Don't send a generic CV to Luffy AI. Mirror the job posting's language to get past automated screening.
Mistakes that kill applications
At people, a copy-paste CV is immediately obvious. It's an instant no.
Lead with their problem, not your ambition. Luffy AI is focused on The AI boom has mostly stepped around the factory floor because LLM-style approaches need data, compute, and connectivity that a pump or conveyor doesn't have — show you understand that.
Don't apply and wait. The median AI application gets no response ever. One follow-up at day five roughly doubles reply rates.
Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to Luffy AI?
Through the roles on our Luffy AI jobs page, or directly to the hiring manager if you can reach them. At null people, direct outreach outperforms the form.
Does Luffy AI respond to cold emails?
We're still collecting cold email data for Luffy AI.
Who is the hiring manager at Luffy AI?
At this size, hiring is usually run by the hiring manager.
How competitive is it to get hired at Luffy AI?
-person AI companies see ~100-250 applicants per role in two weeks. The 72-hour window is your advantage.
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