AI Engineer - 70% IC, 30% Leadership - £90-110k flexible - (ID45598)
Senior AI Engineer – Generative AI Applications
£80,000 to £100,000 plus benefits | Hybrid (3 days office, 2 days home)
Location: Oxfordshire
Are you an experienced engineer ready to lead cutting-edge generative AI projects?
Curious about shaping AI systems that go beyond the hype and deliver genuine impact?
Looking to join a fast-moving, highly technical team solving complex, meaningful challenges?
If you're motivated by hands-on technical work, strategic influence, and a culture of innovation, this role could be your perfect fit.
Why This Role is Great
Our client, a pioneering organisation with deep technical roots, has pivoted to become the ChatGPT of their niche. They are now seeking a Senior AI Engineer to help drive the next wave of generative AI application development.
This is a 70 percent hands-on, 30 percent leadership role , offering the chance to lead by doing. You’ll work closely with fellow engineers, data scientists and product thinkers to build AI-driven systems that are not only smart but reliable, scalable and genuinely useful.
You’ll enjoy:
- Architecting and building powerful generative AI systems with real-world impact
- Collaborating across disciplines to design applications users will love
- Taking ownership of cloud infrastructure, data integration and production-level optimisation
- Exploring the boundaries of what LLMs can do and pushing them further
About You
You don’t need to be a specialist in any one domain. Your strength lies in being a strong engineer who can pick up new concepts quickly, understand trade-offs and build systems that work in production. You’ll bring a keen interest in emerging AI tools and how they can be deployed in thoughtful, creative ways.
You’ll be working with:
- Python as your core language, building backend services and AI pipelines
- Generative AI tools such as OpenAI APIs, LLM agents and prompt engineering frameworks
- Cloud platforms including AWS, GCP or Azure for scalable deployments
- CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (such as Docker) and real-time APIs
You may have experience with:
- Production-level LLM applications including fine-tuning and customisation
- Function-calling systems or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures
- Full-lifecycle projects from prototyping to production
- Mentoring junior engineers or shaping technical direction within teams
What You’ll Gain
- A high-impact role with visibility and technical influence
- The opportunity to shape the next generation of AI platforms
- Hybrid working with three days per week onsite in Oxfordshire and two days remote
- A supportive team that values experimentation, clean engineering and continuous learning
- A salary of £80,000 to £100,000 , with flexibility for exceptional candidates
Diversity and Inclusion
We and our client believe diverse teams build better products. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to a fair and inclusive hiring process. If you're unsure whether you meet every single requirement, please apply anyway . If you're excited about the role and what you could contribute, we want to hear from you.
Ready to Apply?
If you're a thoughtful, experienced engineer ready to make your mark in generative AI, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV or get in touch for a confidential conversation.