Data, Integrations and AI Engineer in London

About Crowdfunder

At Crowdfunder, we're on a mission to tackle society's biggest challenges by making ideas happen. We believe that the most transformative ideas often come from within the community. As the UK's leading crowdfunding platform for community causes, we've helped raise over £450 million for 100,000+ projects, supporting a community of 3.5+ million people united for good. We're not just about raising funds—we're about nurturing grassroots innovation to create meaningful societal change. From sports clubs and charities to social enterprises and community groups, we help turn ideas into reality through the power of collective action.

The Role & About You

We're looking for a talented junior to mid‐level Data, Integrations and AI Engineer to work alongside our Director of Data and AI. This is a crucial role that sits at the intersection of data engineering, AI implementation, and systems integration. You'll be instrumental in bringing our ambitious 2026 AI and Data strategies to life, helping us scale operations and deliver better outcomes for the thousands of community projects we support. This isn't just a technical role, it's an opportunity to directly impact thousands of lives. Every workflow you automate, every AI tool you build, and every integration you create helps community organisations, charities and social enterprises bring their ideas to life. You'll see the tangible results of your work in the projects that get funded and the communities that benefit.

Join us during an exciting transformation as we integrate AI across our operations. You'll be working with cutting‐edge technologies, experimenting with the latest LLM capabilities, and helping define how AI can enhance community crowdfunding. Your ideas and contributions will shape our AI strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build AI‐powered workflows that automate repetitive tasks and scale our operations
• Integrate large language models and AI capabilities into existing systems and processes
• Create intelligent tools that enhance team productivity and improve customer experience
• Explore and implement emerging AI technologies to solve business challenges
• Build and maintain APIs that enable seamless data flow between systems
• Design data pipelines and integration patterns for internal and external use
• Improve data accessibility, quality and usability across the organisation
• Connect disparate systems and create unified data experiences for teams
• Work with Platform Engineering teams to develop AI‐powered features and tools for users
• Support the creation of intelligent matching, recommendation and scoring systems
• Rapidly prototype solutions, gather feedback and help transform concepts into production‐ready systems
• Contribute to best practices for testing, deployment and monitoring of AI systems

Essentials

• Data engineering fundamentals: Experience with SQL, data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes and working with large datasets. Must have hands‐on experience with Google BigQuery, Dataform and Cloud Run
• API development & integration: Hands‐on experience building and consuming RESTful APIs, handling authentication and managing integrations
• LLM/AI experience: Practical experience working with large language models (OpenAI, Anthropic or similar), prompt engineering and AI‐powered applications
• Python proficiency: Strong Python skills for data processing, automation and building production systems
• Builder mindset: A passion for creating practical solutions, shipping code and iterating based on feedback
• Self‐directed learning: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, learning new technologies and solving problems independently
• Communication skills: Able to explain technical concepts to non‐technical stakeholders and collaborate across teams

Nice to Have

• Experience with machine learning frameworks (scikit‐learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
• Familiarity with modern data stack tools (dbt, Fivetran, Redash etc.)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of web analytics and marketing data (Google Analytics, PPC tracking)
• Understanding of payment systems and financial data
• Previous experience in nonprofit, social impact or mission‐driven organisations
• Contributions to open‐source projects or a portfolio of personal projects

In return

• Meaningful work: Be part of something bigger – help communities across the UK (and now the US) bring their ideas to life
• Professional development: Monthly AI Dojos, access to learning resources and opportunities to build expertise in cutting‐edge technologies
• Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum
• Hours: Full time
• Flexible location: We have offices in Newquay and Bridport and offer hybrid working from either office. Fully remote with occasional travel to meet the team in the South West will also be considered. Everyone meets in‐person four times a year for our team away days.

Our perks and benefits

• 35 days of annual leave including bank holidays (prorated for part‐time)
• An extra paid day off on your birthday
• Enhanced paid leave for all those important moments in life (e.g. parental leave, fertility leave)
• A generous pension scheme (we'll top up anything you contribute above the standard amount by 10%)
• Mental health support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• A personal wellbeing allowance of £75 each year
• A cycle to work scheme
• Learning and development opportunities, like courses, workshops, lunch and learns and external speakers
• Opportunities to volunteer with amazing projects that are fundraising on our platform

Our application and interview process

Sometimes our interview process will change depending on the position and team availability. We will always keep you in the loop of what to expect in the process. A typical process can look like this:

• Application: We encourage you to put a little thought into your application as this is how we'll start to assess whether we're the right fit for each other. Your answers to our questions are as important as your CV – and we don't mind if you use AI to enhance your answers, but you'll stand out if we can see your personality shine through!
• Screening call stage: This will be a 20–30 minute video call with our People & Places Lead to get to know you and what you're looking for in your next role, to answer any questions you might have and to make sure we align on all the basics.
• Second round interview stage: This will be a one‐hour interview with one of our hiring team. Expect a competency‐based or task‐centred interview with members of our hiring team, giving you the opportunity to learn more about the company, the team and the role in more detail. It's also a great chance for us to understand your experience and approach and for you to showcase your skills and of course to ask any questions you may have.
• Values and behaviours interview: The final stage is a one‐hour conversation with sometimes more than one of our team, where the focus will be who you are as a team member. We'll talk about your personal strengths and approach to work, how you communicate and collaborate with others, and alignment with our company values: united for good, think creatively, always be human, and empower greatness.

Reasonable adjustments: If you need any support or adjustments during the interview process, please let us know in your application. We can, for example, send you questions in advance. Simply let us know how we can help and we'll do our best to accommodate you.

Inclusion and diversity

Crowdfunder is tackling society's challenges by making ideas happen. We connect projects that matter to people and companies who care. We're here to support diverse communities and to provide a platform for those who want to be heard; amplifying voices and impact is what we do. We value the fact that each one of us is different, with different perspectives – and we want to reflect the diversity of the crowd we serve. We recognise that we don't all start from the same place – because advantages and barriers exist – but through Crowdfunder and crowdfunding, we believe we can offer greater equality of opportunity. We're creating an inclusive workplace culture, based on fairness, respect and honesty, because we believe leveraging differences achieves better results and better serves our crowd, our partners and our communities. As part of that, we're committed to educating ourselves and each other on gender, race, faith, disability, age, sexual orientation and other areas of diversity to ensure everyone is welcome and feels valued in our workplace as well as in our wider Crowdfunder community. We recognise that 'diversity and inclusion' is not something that we will ever 'achieve'. It's not a box that can ever be ticked as '100% done'. Diversity and inclusion is an ongoing journey of big steps and small nudges that will create a richer community and place to work and help us be a better business. We're proud to be on that journey together.