Applied AI Engineer

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment
Usa, SL4 4BQ, United Kingdom
Last month
US$250,000 – US$300,000 pa

Salary

US$250,000 – US$300,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
20 May 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

Competitive bonus Carry

Applied AI Engineer
New York City
Private Equity
$250,000 - $300,000 + Competitive Bonus + Carry

Harnham is working with a leading private equity firm, one of the world's most active investors in the tech space, in building a new AI lab in New York City.

The purpose of this team is simple: value creation by building AI products and embedding directly into portfolio companies.

The AI lab has an impressive founding team and hold a very strong reputation within the AI and Private Equity space.

The lab will have a broad remit and it will be your role to identify new opportunities across the portfolio, scoping out AI builds and shipping production AI systems.


The Role - Applied AI Engineer

You will be:

  • Working as a full-stack AI Engineer, owning every aspect of the life-cycle (from architecture and infrastructure to shipping products to customers)
  • Shaping how projects are delivered and products are built, driving performance and working closely with C-level execs.
  • Providing technical leadership across the business, with a focus on end-to-end AI solutions.


Experience -Applied AI Engineer

You will have:

  • 5+ years of commercial experience in a software engineering or AI role
  • Experience working end to end in shipping production AI systems to customers
  • Strong engineering fundamentals (e.g. Python)
  • Hands-on experience with GenAI / LLMs
  • A "build first" mentality is essential
  • Start-up experience is beneficial, so to experience in enterprise integrations


BENEFITS

Up to $300,000 base salary
Competitive bonus + Carry
The opportunity to join a world-class and growing team


HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page. For further details or to enquire about other roles, please contact Nick Mandella at Harnham.


KEYWORDS

Python, TypeScript, FastAPI, React, Kubernetes, AWS, AI, Engineer, Production, Software, Private Equity.

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