London, United Kingdom | Posted on 16/10/2026
Role: Software AI Engineer - Contract
Location: London | Hybrid - 3/4 days in client office.
Traditional Daily Rate: Up to £400 per day, dependent on experience
The Role Weare looking for experienced Software AI Engineers to join a leading global financial services organisation, working on innovativeAI-driven solutions and next-generation digital platforms. This is an excitingopportunity to develop and enhance intelligent AI agents, copilots and machinelearning applications within a large-scale enterprise environment. You willwork across software engineering, Generative AI, cloud technologies and dataplatforms, helping to build secure, scalable and production-ready AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintainAI-powered applications, intelligent agents and copilot solutions usingPython.
- Build and integrate APIs, agenttools and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect AI applicationswith enterprise systems.
- Develop retrieval-augmentedgeneration (RAG) pipelines, including document ingestion, embeddings,indexing and retrieval.
- Build and maintain dataprocessing pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark.
- Support the development,testing and deployment of machine learning models through MLOps pipelines.
- Develop user-facing AIinterfaces, including streaming interactions and human-in-the-loopworkflows.
- Implement automated testing, AImodel evaluations and CI/CD processes to ensure application quality andreliability.
- Troubleshoot technical issues,optimise performance and maintain secure, scalable cloud-nativeapplications.
- Collaborate withcross-functional engineering, data science and product teams to deliverhigh-quality AI solutions.
Experience & Skills Required
- 3+ years of commercial softwareengineering experience, with a strong background in applicationdevelopment and system design.
- Strong proficiency in Python , with experience in at leastone additional language such as Java, TypeScript or SQL.
- Experience developing andintegrating APIs, microservices and event-driven applications.
- Working knowledge of Generative AI, Large LanguageModels (LLMs), RAG, prompt engineering and AI agent frameworks .
- Experience working with largedatasets and data processing technologies such as Apache Spark.
- Strong understanding ofsoftware testing, CI/CD, application security and operational resilience.
- Practical experience withcloud-native technologies, containers and Kubernetes.
- Experience working within Agiledevelopment environments.
- Understanding of securesoftware development practices and responsible AI principles.
Nice to Have
- Experience with AWS cloudservices.
- Hands-on experience withDatabricks and MLOps frameworks.
- Knowledge of Model ContextProtocol (MCP) and AI agent orchestration.
- Experience with AI evaluationframeworks, LLM-as-a-judge techniques and automated regression testing.
- Familiarity with OpenTelemetry,observability and distributed tracing.
- Experience developingAI-powered copilots or enterprise GenAI applications.
- Exposure to financial services,banking or other highly regulated environments.
- Experience using AI-assisteddevelopment tools.
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Software AI Engineer employer: Deloitte - Recruitment
Join a leading financial services organisation in Basildon, where we prioritise compliance and regulatory assurance in a supportive hybrid work environment. Our culture fosters professional growth through continuous training and development opportunities, ensuring you can thrive in your role as a Remediation Compliance Specialist. With a commitment to employee well-being and a collaborative atmosphere, we offer a unique chance to make a meaningful impact while enjoying the flexibility of working from home.
