Senior Principal AI Engineer | London (Hybrid)
£120,000 base salary + bonus
I’m currently working with a leading technology consultancy that is looking for a Senior Principal AI Engineer to help design, build, and deliver production-grade AI solutions across complex enterprise environments.
This is a senior role combining hands‑on AI engineering, technical leadership, architecture, and client‑facing consulting, working across the full AI lifecycle from concept through to deployment and optimisation.
What you’ll be doing:
- Designing and delivering end‑to‑end AI/ML solutions, including Generative AI and classical ML use cases
- Building scalable AI pipelines across data ingestion, feature engineering, training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring
- Applying MLOps best practices including CI/CD, model versioning, automated retraining, monitoring, and rollback
- Defining AI solution architectures for enterprise‑scale environments
- Evaluating emerging technologies including LLMs, GenAI platforms, and vector databases
- Leading technical workshops and advising clients on AI strategy, feasibility, and implementation
- Driving Responsible AI principles around explainability, governance, privacy, and compliance
- Mentoring AI Engineers and Data Scientists
What we’re looking for:
- Strong background in AI Engineering, ML Engineering, or similar roles delivering production AI systems
- Excellent Python/software engineering capability
- Experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit‑learn
- Strong MLOps experience deploying models into live environments
- Cloud experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly with stakeholders
Location: London (Hybrid)
Employment: Permanent
This is a great opportunity to work on high‑impact AI programmes while helping shape best practices for enterprise AI delivery.
Senior Principal AI Engineer employer: DeepRec.ai
At DeepRec.ai, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the heart of Greater London. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our focus on cutting-edge AI technologies and the opportunity to lead transformative projects that have a real impact on the future of science. With competitive compensation, a supportive environment, and the chance to work alongside industry leaders, we provide a unique platform for engineers passionate about making a difference in the world of AI.
