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Lead AI EngineerLondon (Hybrid) Up to £110,000 + 15% Bonus + Excellent BenefitsThis is an opportunity to join a business investing heavily in AI and automation, where you will play a key role in shaping and delivering production-grade Generative AI solutions at scale. Working across high-impact initiatives, you will have the autonomy to influence technical strategy, own solution delivery, and drive measurable business outcomes.The CompanyThey are a well-established, technology-driven organisation undergoing significant AI transformation. With strong executive sponsorship and a growing pipeline of AI initiatives, they are embedding AI into critical business processes to improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and decision-making.You will join a newly established AI function within a wider engineering and MLOps environment, working alongside experienced engineers to deliver innovative, enterprise-scale AI products. The team operates in a fast-paced, collaborative setting where technical expertise and commercial impact are highly valued.The RoleAs a Lead AI Engineer, you will take ownership of the design, architecture, and delivery of AI solutions from concept through to production.Responsibilities include: Leading the end-to-end delivery of Generative AI and agentic AI solutions
Designing and building LLM-powered applications and intelligent automation tools
Making key architecture, tooling, and platform decisions across multiple initiatives
Evaluating build versus buy approaches and recommending scalable solutions
Establishing engineering standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices
Ensuring AI systems are production-ready through monitoring, evaluation, governance, and observability
Working closely with engineering, security, data protection, and business stakeholders
Providing technical leadership and mentoring across AI workstreams
Driving AI initiatives that deliver measurable operational and commercial valueYour Skills & ExperienceYou will demonstrate strong commercial experience in: Delivering Generative AI solutions into production environments
Leading AI projects end-to-end, from discovery through deployment
Designing scalable AI architectures within enterprise environments
Building LLM-powered applications, RAG solutions, and agent-based systems
Software engineering fundamentals, including APIs, distributed systems, and cloud platforms
Technical decision-making in fast-moving or ambiguous problem spaces
Working within governance, security, and compliance frameworks
Influencing stakeholders and communicating complex technical concepts clearlyDesirable experience includes: AWS cloud technologies
MLOps or LLMOps practices
Financial services or other regulated industries
Building reusable AI platforms, frameworks, or internal productsWhat They Offer Salary up to £110,000
15% annual bonus
Hybrid working with flexibility and a strong focus on outcomes
Generous pension contribution
Private medical cover
Enhanced parental leave policies
Holiday purchase scheme
The opportunity to influence AI strategy across a growing function
Exposure to a broad range of cutting-edge Generative AI use cases
High visibility and genuine ownership of business-critical AI initiativesHow to ApplyIf you are an experienced Lead AI Engineer with a proven track record of delivering production-grade Generative AI solutions, apply today to discuss this opportunity in more detail.  |
