AI Engineer

Job Title: AI Engineer Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 (DOE)

About the Role We're seeking an AI Engineer with 3-5 years' total experience (including 1-2 years in AI/ML) to design, build, and optimize intelligent solutions. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, applying machine learning, NLP, and generative AI to real-world business problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and refine AI/ML models, including LLM-based solutions (RAG, fine-tuning, prompt engineering).
• Design and implement AI-powered applications, integrating with APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and Python-based solutions.
• Prototype and test AI applications, optimizing performance and scalability.
• Apply backend/data processing skills to handle structured and unstructured datasets.
• Stay current with open-source AI/ML frameworks (e.g., Hugging Face, LangChain) and apply them to business needs.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Hands-on experience in ML, NLP, and GenAI (LLM/SLM).
• Proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow).
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases, APIs, and data integration.
• Exposure to on-premise/open-source AI frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred

• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and solution architecture.
• Familiarity with cloud AI platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Understanding of supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning methods.

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Unfortunately, due to high numbers of applications, we are only able to respond to shortlisted applicants. If you have not heard from us within 5 days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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