AI Engineer - Contract (6 Months, Outside IR35)
Fully Remote | SC Clearance Required
We're recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing UK technology company building AI-powered software used in critical, real-world operations. The work goes straight into live, production systems that real users depend on, in a sector where reliability and security are non-negotiable.
The Role
We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join on a 6-month contract, integrating LLM's and broader AI capabilities into production-grade software. You'll work as part of a cross-functional team, translating complex product requirements into reliable, scalable technical solutions, building AI that works, not just AI that demos well.
What You'll Be Doing
- Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI software
- Apply emerging AI architecture patterns - RAG, agentic workflows, evals, fine-tuning, LLM orchestration directly into the product
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to ship technical solutions at pace
- Ensure the reliability and scalability of AI-powered features in a demanding, high-availability production environment
- Contribute to raising AI engineering practices and standards across the team
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years professionally developing products involving AI, LLMs, or applied machine learning/data science, with proven experience deploying models or AI systems into production
- Deep understanding of AI/ML architectures and patterns: RAG, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, evals, LLM orchestration, or equivalent applied ML/data science methods
- Python and/or TypeScript
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced envrionemt
- Active UK SC Clearance required
The Details
- 6-month initial contract, outside IR35
- Fully remote
- Competitive day rate, DOE
- Immediate/near-term start
If you're SC cleared and have genuine, hands-on experience shipping AI, ML, or data science work into production, we'd love to hear from you.
