Senior AI Engineer

Join us! We’re always happy to hear from people who are eager to learn and grow, and share our values. Read more about the role and apply.

About the role

As a Senior AI Engineer at Futurice, you will be part of our growing AI & Data team, designing and building the intelligent applications and workflows that sit at the heart of our client work. You will be shaping solutions, advising clients, and helping define how Futurice builds and delivers AI at scale. You’ll work across the full lifecycle: from early-stage ideation and proposals through to building and deploying production-quality, cloud-native GenAI applications for clients across industries like media, retail, and automotive. You will also mentor junior engineers and make meaningful contributions to our internal AI practices.

Skills & Requirements

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI or applied data-intensive software engineering, or equivalent experience. A track record of taking projects from idea to production is what matters most.
• Proficiency in Python – You write clean, maintainable, production-quality code. You have experience taking systems from idea to production and keeping them running.
• Modern GenAI tooling – You have hands-on experience with libraries and tools like Pinecone, HuggingFace, LangChain/LangSmith, or CrewAI, and you know how to pick the right tool for the job.
• Understanding of agentic architectures – You are comfortable designing systems involving tool use, orchestration, evaluation, and multi-agent patterns, and you understand the trade-offs involved.
• Experience with RAG systems – You have a solid understanding of retrieval-augmented generation systems and pipelines, and you have built them in real-world contexts.
• Cloud platform experience – You are experienced with at least one of Azure, AWS, or GCP, and comfortable deploying and maintaining systems in production.
• Interest in client-facing work – You enjoy the full picture. You are as happy in a client workshop or contributing to a proposal as you are building. You can explain complex ideas clearly and build trust with clients.
• Curiosity over ego – You approach disagreement with empathy, learn from feedback, and care more about getting things right than being right. You do not need experience in everything in the world of GenAI, we know it moves fast. We are looking for people who are strong in a few areas and take the initiative to grow in others.

What you will do

In this role, you will:

• Design and build cutting-edge AI applications – from MCP servers and voice-to-voice real-time apps to RAG bots and multi-agent systems. You will work on technology that is genuinely new territory.
• Advise clients on AI strategy – join workshops, contribute to proposals, and help clients understand what is possible and what is right for them. You will be a trusted voice in conversations with clients, shaping direction alongside them.
• Build demos and PoCs – fast, purposeful, and client-ready. You know how to show something compelling without over-engineering it.
• Mentor junior engineers – share knowledge, review code thoughtfully, and help grow the team around you.
• Shape our AI practice – contribute to shared tools, frameworks, and ways of working. How Futurice delivers AI is something we build together.

Next steps - who you will meet and for what

We aim to make the process clear, human, and respectful of your time:

• Talent screening call (30m) – with someone from our People Team to learn about you, your ambitions, and answer your questions about the role.
• Technical task & interview (90m) – a practical exercise followed by a conversation with our AI team. We are more than happy for you to use AI during the task, just tell us how you leveraged it.
• Values interview (45m) – with a cross-functional duo to explore how you work, what drives you, and how you align with our culture of care, trust, transparency, and continuous improvement.

What Futurice Offers You

We use a transparent salary model based on your skills, responsibilities, and impact. The salary band for this role is £50,000 – £80,000 depending on experience. We also believe in care, trust, transparency, and continuous improvement. Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• A supportive, values-driven team culture where individuality is celebrated.
• A personal learning budget (£1,200/year), mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Flexible, remote-first working with colleagues across the UK and EU.
• Private health insurance (WPA), pension contributions (6%+), and wellbeing support (£50/month via Juno).
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off — increasing by 1 day per year after 3 years’ service (capped at 30).
• A tiered parental leave policy (16 weeks maternity, 4 weeks partner, full pay depending on tenure).
• EV salary sacrifice scheme (depending on tenure).
• A clear career framework with review cycles every 6 months and a genuine path to a permanent role.

What it is like to work here

Ever since Futurice was founded, we have focused on creating a workplace people genuinely enjoy, Mondays included. We have built a welcoming culture where trust, kindness, and well-being matter as much as great work. Our atmosphere is open and warm, whether you are in the office or working remotely. You will quickly feel part of the community where coffee chats, virtual fikas, or after-work hangouts happen naturally. Because our culture is shaped by all of us, every day, you will have an opportunity to influence how we work, connect, and evolve as a community. Across countries, teams, and time zones, everyone brings their own character, helping shape how we work, connect, and evolve together. At Futurice, new joiners are not expected to fit into a mold. Come as you are, whatever your background. We believe in the power of different perspectives, and diversity is a key part of our success at delivering customer value when they trust us with some of their most challenging and inspiring challenges.

Please note: Unfortunately we will not be able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.