AI Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven experience with AI-assisted development and having shipped something real with Claude or another agent platform
• Strong TypeScript and/or Python skills for agentic glue code, custom MCP work, and evaluation
• Experience building RAG applications
• Hands-on experience creating and using agent plugins, skills, and MCP servers for repeatable agentic workflows
• Strong prompt and context engineering skills to help agents work autonomously where safe and sensible
• Solid grasp of security, access control, and data protection, including GDPR, when building systems against real client data with real permissions
• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines and automation
• Ability to take a prototype through to a production-grade build
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, ideally from an agency or consulting setting
• Proactive and autonomous, able to spot opportunities, make sound engineering decisions, and own delivery
• Business-level English, able to understand business requirements directly from clients and communicate clearly in calls and in writing

Responsibilities

• Use coding agents to prototype AI solutions quickly against real client requirements so the team can validate value before committing to a full build
• Build, deploy, and maintain LLM-powered applications and agents aligned with enterprise architecture principles and standards, with evaluation, monitoring, and token tracking from day one
• Set up MCP connectors and permissions against client systems with care for data handling, access control, and agent boundaries
• Build production solutions that meet client security requirements and European data protection obligations, including GDPR
• Collaborate with consultants, business analysts, and architects to break business requirements down into feasible, maintainable, and safe solutions
• Create reusable AI assets and accelerators for the practice, including skills, plugins, and MCP servers that make future engagements faster
• Support Data & AI teams with best practices around AI-assisted development, documentation, and automation, and coach less experienced colleagues on agentic build patterns and security standards
• Document deployment, upgrade paths, and maintenance so we and our clients can own what you build after handover

Technologies

• AI
• Architect
• CI/CD
• Support
• LESS
• LLM
• MCP
• Python
• RAG
• Security
• TypeScript
• API
• Azure
• Claude Code
• Cloud
• Fine-tuning

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We are SQLI, a European leader in digital transformation and customer experience, helping major international brands drive growth through technology. We design and deliver high-performance architectures and engaging digital experiences by combining advanced technologies, proven methodologies, and deep technical expertise. We have 2,200 people across 12 countries and value Creative Spirit, Commitment, and Forward Thinking. This is a full-time, primarily billable client delivery role within our Data & AI service line, working with consultants, business analysts, and architects across SQLI and the wider group. The role offers a flexible remote working policy of 3 days per week, continuous learning opportunities and certifications, personalised support, and regular internal tech and AI events, with room to grow toward an AI Architect track as our practice scales.

last updated 34 week of 2026