AI Engineer in City of London

AI Engineer – Digital Futures

Digital Futures is a new breed of technology services company building advanced AI systems for private and public sector organisations across the UK. The AI Engineer role will design, develop, and deploy AI models and intelligent systems that automate workflows and provide actionable insights for global clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, evaluate, and maintain AI and machine learning models using Python and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit‑learn.
• Develop and optimise ETL pipelines for large‑scale, high‑quality data ingestion and transformation.
• Deploy models as cloud‑based APIs or microservices on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Monitor models for performance degradation and implement retraining workflows.
• Ensure transparency, fairness, and compliance of AI solutions with relevant ethical and data privacy standards.
• Write clear documentation and share best practices across teams.
• Mentor peers and contribute to a culture fostering innovation and continuous learning.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience working within technology and/or data.
• Strong stakeholder management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong team leadership and management skills.
• Experience with Python programming, AI/ML frameworks, cloud platform proficiency, container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), machine learning algorithms (supervised, unsupervised, deep reinforcement), data engineering tools (Spark, Databricks), AI ethics and bias mitigation, familiarity with NLP, computer vision, generative AI, and MLOps pipelines.

Benefits

• Tailored professional development plan and ups‑skilling.
• Ability to make an impact while Digital Futures is experiencing accelerated growth.
• Access to employee benefits, discounts and perks platform.
• Pension contributions.
• Wellbeing budget.
• Competitive salary.
• Flexible holiday allowance on successful completion of probation.
• Hybrid working model with required office working days.
• All candidates must have the right to work in the UK and will be expected to work from the office 4‑days a week.

About Digital Futures

We are a new breed of technology services company, built for the age of AI. We partner with leading enterprises and governments to reimagine workforce strategy, combining three integrated services: Build – Our Future Talent programme identifies, trains, and deploys the next generation of diverse technology and AI professionals; Deliver – Our Expert Teams accelerate delivery and transfer knowledge in mission‑critical environments; Transform – Our Workforce Upskilling solution benchmarks capability and equips employees to harness AI and emerging technologies with confidence.

Digital Futures is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Digital Futures are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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