Lead AI Engineer

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London / £80000 - £85000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

£80000 - £85000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Lead AI Engineer
London hybrid, £80,000 to £85,000 base plus bonus and benefits


This is a role for someone who wants real ownership and influence. You will join a growing internal AI function at a point where direction, structure, and best practice genuinely matter. If you enjoy being hands-on while shaping how AI is used across a business, this role offers the space to make a visible impact.

The Company

They are a well-established organisation operating at scale across the UK, working with both public sector and commercial partners. Technology sits at the centre of their strategy, with a clear focus on using data and AI to improve how teams work internally. Their AI capability is evolving, with senior backing and a clear appetite to move from experimentation to mature, production-ready solutions.

The Role

You will be a senior technical voice within an AI enablement team, working closely with a Head of AI and a Product Owner to turn business needs into practical AI products.
  • Design, build, and deploy internal AI-powered applications used across the organisation
  • Lead development of conversational AI and automation tools that support complex business processes
  • Define and evolve the LLM architecture and tooling, building on existing OpenAI usage
  • Translate loosely defined problems into clear, scalable technical solutions
  • Partner with product and business stakeholders to prioritise high-impact use cases
  • Set engineering standards, guide best practice, and support the development of other engineers
  • Own solutions end to end, from design through to deployment, monitoring, and iteration

Your Skills & Experience
    • Strong commercial experience as a software engineer, with software engineering fundamentals at the core of your background
    • Advanced Python development skills and experience building backend services and APIs
    • Proven experience integrating AI or LLM-based services into production systems
    • Cloud-native development experience, ideally within Azure environments
    • Solid understanding of system design, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and production reliability
    • Confidence influencing technical direction and bringing structure to less mature environments
    • A practical mindset focused on building robust software that delivers real business impact


What They Offer
  • Salary between £80,000 and £85,000 plus a performance-related bonus
  • Employer pension contribution up to 8 percent
  • Hybrid working model with regular collaboration in the London office
  • A comprehensive benefits package including healthcare support and enhanced family policies
  • The opportunity to shape and mature an internal AI function with long-term impact

How to Apply
If you are looking for Lead AI Engineer role where you can combine hands-on delivery with real influence, apply with your CV to learn more about this opportunity.

CONTACT

Sarah Heywood-Jones

Recruitment Executive

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