Senior AI Engineer

Salary: £65,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements

• We require a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence or a related discipline.
• We require 5+ years of commercial experience in AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Backend Engineering or Data Engineering.
• We require expert-level Python development experience.
• We require experience productionising Machine Learning, NLP or Generative AI models.
• We require strong experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices using frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask or Django.
• We require strong SQL skills with experience designing performant relational database solutions.
• We require commercial experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• We require experience designing distributed systems and scalable architectures.
• We require experience with Docker, Kubernetes and containerised deployments.
• We require a strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and engineering best practices.
• We require excellent communication skills with experience mentoring engineers and collaborating across cross-functional teams.
• We require the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• We design, build and maintain scalable AI data pipelines and processing workflows.
• We architect cloud-native backend systems and distributed AI services.
• We collaborate closely with Data Scientists to productionise Machine Learning and NLP models.
• We develop high-performance RESTful APIs and microservices for AI model serving.
• We drive system reliability, monitoring, observability and performance optimisation.
• We champion engineering best practices including CI/CD, automated testing and Infrastructure as Code.
• We improve integration, interoperability and data exchange across enterprise platforms.
• We translate complex technical requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
• We mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across projects.
• We contribute to architecture decisions, engineering standards and long-term technology strategy.

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Django
• Docker
• FastAPI
• Flask
• Kubernetes
• Machine Learning
• Model Serving
• Python
• SQL
• microservices
• Git
• LLM
• MLOps
• PyTorch
• RAG

More

We are hiring a Senior AI Engineer to join our growing AI and Data Engineering function, where we design, build and scale enterprise-grade AI platforms. This is a remote-first opportunity open to candidates across the UK, with the option to work hybrid from our London office two days per week if you are based nearby. You will work alongside Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Product teams on cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Large Language Model initiatives, helping turn innovative AI research into secure, scalable production systems. We offer a salary of £65,000 to £75,000, annual bonus, private healthcare, pension scheme, 25+ days annual leave plus bank holidays, a learning and development budget, career progression, and a collaborative engineering culture focused on innovation, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

last updated 34 week of 2026