AI Engineer

Queen Square Recruitment
Lime Street, City And County Of the City Of London, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£465 pd

Salary

£465 pd

Posted
1 Apr 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Role: AI Engineer

Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid, 2 days in office)

Contract Type: 6-month contract

Rate: £465/day (Inside IR35)

About the Role:

We are looking for a skilled AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-ready AI and GenAI solutions. You will work on advanced LLM applications, RAG pipelines, and scalable AI platforms. This role involves end-to-end ownership of AI/ML features from data ingestion to model deployment, integrating solutions into real-world applications.

Responsibilities:

* Develop and deploy GenAI and LLM solutions, including prompt engineering and RAG pipelines

* Build scalable data pipelines and production ML workflows

* Implement MLOps/LLMOps processes for model versioning, CI/CD, and monitoring

* Optimize model training and inference performance using modern hardware and frameworks

* Embed Responsible AI practices (fairness, explainability, bias testing)

* Collaborate with architects, data scientists, and product teams for solution integration

Essential Skills:

* 5–12 years experience in AI/ML engineering

* Hands-on experience with GenAI or LLM frameworks

* Experience with RAG pipelines, embeddings, and vector databases

* Python development, API creation, microservices, and cloud platforms (preferably GCP)

* CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, and MLOps/LLMOps

* Production deployment and monitoring of AI/ML solutions

Desirable Skills:

* Knowledge of TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, or Hugging Face libraries

* API gateways, secure engineering, and performance optimization techniques

* Experience with observability tools and auto-scaling solutions

To apply: Please submit your CV and a brief summary of relevant experience

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