Senior AI Engineer

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment
London, United Kingdom
Last month
£100,000 – £140,000 pa

Salary

£100,000 – £140,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Visa Sponsorship
Available
Posted
11 Jun 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

25 days holiday Hybrid working Professional development support

Senior / Lead AI Engineer
Central London (Hybrid, 2 to 3 days per week)


This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established, tech-led organisation at the forefront of AI-driven content innovation. With a mature data function and strong executive buy-in for AI, you will play a key role in delivering multimodal AI solutions that directly enhance customer experience across digital, print, audio, and video channels.


The Role
You will work within a growing AI team, contributing to and leading the development of multimodal AI applications.

  • Design and build AI solutions across text, audio, and video data
  • Develop multimodal systems that enhance content consumption and customer interaction
  • Contribute to projects such as AI-generated avatars and automated content summarisation
  • Work closely with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable AI products
  • Lead technical direction for key AI initiatives if operating at Lead level
  • Collaborate within a multidisciplinary data team to deliver high-impact solutions

Your Skills and Experience

  • Strong commercial experience in AI or machine learning engineering
  • Proven experience working with multimodal data such as text, audio, or video
  • Experience building and deploying AI models into production environments
  • Familiarity with modern AI frameworks and tools
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience working in fast-paced or start-up environments is beneficial
  • Background in developing customer-facing AI products or features is advantageous

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