Senior AI Engineer
Location: UK Remote (UK-based candidates only)
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Employment Type: Full-Time
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Overview
A growing organisation is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to help design, build, and scale production-grade AI systems and data platforms used across enterprise environments.
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative engineering function focused on building robust AI pipelines, transformation APIs, and scalable backend services that support advanced analytics and machine learning products.
The Role
As a Senior AI Engineer, you will work closely with Data Scientists and cross-functional technical teams to productionise machine learning models and develop high-performance AI services.
You'll contribute across the full engineering lifecycle-from system design and integration through to deployment, monitoring, and optimisation within cloud-native environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design and maintain scalable AI pipelines and processing workflows
Develop and optimise RESTful APIs and microservices for AI services
Build cloud-native backend systems aligned with best engineering practices
Collaborate with Data Scientists to productionise ML models
Improve system performance, observability, reliability, and security
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure automation
Support integration and interoperability across enterprise platforms
Translate technical requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions
Required Skills & Experience
Strong experience in backend, data, or ML engineering
Advanced Python skills and experience with FastAPI, Flask, or Django
Experience building scalable APIs and microservices
Strong SQL and relational database knowledge (PostgreSQL preferred)
Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments
Understanding of distributed systems and scalable architectures
Exposure to machine learning, NLP, or AI-driven systems
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing, and containerisation
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Technology Stack
Python, SQL, FastAPI, PyTorch, Transformers/LLMs, Terraform, Databricks, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Git, CI/CD, Knowledge Graphs
What's on Offer
Fully remote working within the UK
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and machine learning systems
Collaborative engineering environment
Exposure to modern cloud and AI technologies
Strong career growth opportunities within a growing AI function
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