Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Maxwell Bond
Manchester
3 days ago
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Central Manchester- (Hybrid 2–3 days onsite)


Up to £110,000 DOE + bonus


Are you a senior, hands‑on AI engineer who can both set direction and build what matters?


We’re working with a SaaS Startup transforming its sector with a cutting‑edge e‑commerce platform for the Sport & Events industry. In its first full year, the company generated over £25 million in revenue—and they're set to double that in the next. There’s never been a better time to join.


This role reports directly to the CEO and is focused on building and leading the company’s AI infrastructure from the ground up. You’ll architect and ship a brand‑new AI‑native platform, replace legacy SaaS tools with intelligent agents, and embed AI directly into the core of the business.


This is a completely new AI function and a rare opportunity to build production‑grade AI systems from scratch inside a high‑growth business.


What you’ll be doing:

  • Reporting directly to the CEO, owning the technical direction and architecture of AI across the business
  • Designing and building a new AI-native platform from the ground up
  • Creating and deploying AI agents to replace traditional SaaS tools (operations, reporting, communication workflows, etc.)
  • Building internal agent infrastructure and scalable AI ecosystems for company‑wide release
  • Retooling product and engineering workflows so AI does a significant share of the development and operational workload
  • Working hands‑on with LLM tooling (e.g. Claude, Cursor‑style AI dev tooling) to increase engineering velocity
  • Owning the roadmap, and making critical technical decisions around architecture, security scalability, and deployment
  • Leading future AI hires—but remaining deeply technical and execution‑focused

What’s in it for you?

  • Up to £110k salary + Annual bonus up to 20%
  • Hybrid set‑up – 3x a week in their brand new Manchester offices
  • 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays
  • Plus, enjoy an ever‑growing benefits package—including free tickets to sold‑out events (fancy FREE tickets to that sold‑out gig, Manchester Derby, or something similar? I’m not joking either!)

If you’re ready to build AI capability in a fast‑growing digital marketplace, we’d love to hear from you.


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