At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of impactful AI systems and solve real-world business challenges.
- Company: Exciting applied AI company expanding into the UK market.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a fast-paced environment with high ownership and significant impact.
- Why this job: Be a founding member shaping the future of AI engineering in the UK.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in AI systems, strong Python skills, and customer-facing experience.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
We’re partnering with a scaling applied AI company that is building production AI systems for some of the world’s most ambitious organisations. Following significant success in the US, they are now establishing their UK presence and are looking for a founding technical hire to help build and scale the engineering function locally.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced AI Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer who wants to operate at the intersection of advanced AI, enterprise problem-solving and real-world impact. You’ll work directly with customers to understand complex business challenges, design and deploy production AI systems, and own solutions from initial concept through to measurable business outcomes.
Beyond being hands-on, you’ll play a key role in shaping the UK engineering organisation - helping define technical standards, mentor future hires and build a team capable of replicating the success of the US business.
What they’re looking for:
- 5+ years building production AI systems, ML applications or complex software platforms
- Strong Python engineering background and experience taking systems into production
- Experience with LLM applications, agents, RAG, evaluation frameworks or AI workflows
- A track record of owning ambiguous technical problems and delivering business impact
- Experience working directly with customers, stakeholders or cross-functional teams
- Someone who thrives in high-ownership, fast-moving environments
This is an opportunity to become a foundational member of a UK AI engineering team, working on some of the most meaningful enterprise AI challenges and helping shape the future direction of the company.
For further information and immediate consideration, please get in touch.
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