Careers and Alumni

Explore your future career options and meet our alumni

I absolutely loved my time during the AI MSc. Edinburgh city is vibrant and inspiring, and the University offers so much beyond academics - networking events, research opportunities, and constant support. I even secured a job by April, before finishing in August. The best part was the people - now my friends, flat mates, and colleagues - who are the smartest, most ambitious people I know. They've gone on to amazing jobs, PhDs, and start-ups, and they’ve inspired me to start my own company too!

Maria Luque Anguita Artificial Intelligence MSc 2022

Career outcomes

Our graduates have excellent career prospects in the IT industry and beyond.The School has strong links with industry, which can help you find exciting internships and job opportunities.

 

Some examples of the type of jobs and employers that our alumni go on to work at:

Example of JobsExample of Employers
Software EngineerGoogle
Hardware EngineerFacebook
Data ScientistAmazon
App DeveloperApple
Web DeveloperSamsung
Programmer  Intel
BioinformaticianMicrosoft
Games DesignerRockStar North
Machine Learning EngineerNatWest Group
Artificial Intelligence EngineerSkyscanner

Many of our MSc graduates go into research, teaching and further study. Recent examples include:

  • Research Associate NLP/ML
  • Research Fellow/Scientist
  • Research Engineer in Artificial Intelligence 
  • Researcher and Machine Learning Engineer
  • NLP Tutor and Demonstrator

University destinations for higher study (typically PhD) include Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews as well as the University of Edinburgh. 

The University of Edinburgh has a long track record of start up companies and innovations, including key players in the industry set up by Informatics master’s alumni:

  • FanDuel, a unicorn company
  • Robotical
  • RISE Nutrition
  • Carbon Glance
  • Predictiva

We have fantastic resources through the University’s commercialisation service, Edinburgh Innovations, to help you successfully nurture your entrepreneurial ideas and launch your own enterprise.


Our active student societies, such as CompSoc and Hoppers, offer skills building, networking and industry events.

Recent speakers include:

  • Spotify
  • Amazon
  • Meta

Find out more about CompSoc and Hoppers:


Our award-winning Careers Service plays an essential part in your wider student experience at the University, providing:

  • tailored advice
  • individual guidance and personal assistance
  • internships and networking opportunities (with employers from local organisations to top multinationals)
  • events such as the annual Careers in Tech and Data Fair, giving you opportunities to meet recruiters actively looking to recruit our students
  • access to the experience of our worldwide alumni network

We invest in your future beyond the end of your degree. Studying at the University of Edinburgh will lay the foundations for your future success, whatever shape that takes.


Hear from recent MSc graduates working in tech & data as well as the changing shape of roles and the new sectors seeking highly technical students:


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