AI Engineer ( – GCP / Startup Experience London

Opus Recruitment Solutions
London, United Kingdom
Last month
£400 – £500 pd

Salary

£400 – £500 pd

Job Type
Contract
Work Location
Hybrid
Posted
25 Mar 2026 (Last month)
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What We’re Looking For

Strong experience as an AI / ML Engineer or Applied ML Engineer

Deep hands-on knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub)

Proven track record building LLM, GenAI, or traditional ML solutions end-to-end

Comfortable in startup or scale-up environments — fast-moving, iterative, delivery-focused

Strong Python engineering experience

Experience with MLOps, CI/CD, IaC, and productionising ML models

Ability to work collaboratively with product, data, and engineering teams

Contract Details

Location: Hybrid London (2–3 days onsite)

Start Date: ASAP

Length: 6 months rolling

Day Rate: Competitive (Outside IR35)

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