Lead AI Engineer

Job Title: Lead AI Engineer

Location: Oxford/London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in office)

Type: Permanent

Salary: £85,000–£95,000

Interview Process: 3 stages

We're working with a UK-based healthtech company looking for a Lead AI Engineer. This role sits within a cross-functional Data & AI team, focused on taking NLP projects into production and improving system design and infrastructure. You’ll also guide a small technical team (2–3 people), but the focus remains deeply technical – ideal for someone from a software engineering background.

What you'll do:

• Build and scale NLP/document processing pipelines using microservices
• Lead 2–3 reports (data scientists + AIOps engineer)
• Set engineering standards and lead architecture, code reviews, and deployment
• Work with DevOps, product, and data teams to deliver production-ready solutions

What you’ll need:

• Strong Python and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
• Proven delivery of NLP/OCR projects with unstructured data
• Experience managing or mentoring engineers

Bonus points for:

• Experience in regulated domains
• Knowledge of semantic search, graph/vector databases
• Java or C# background and understanding of SOLID principles

📩 Interested? Message me here or email mmatysik@trg-uk.com