Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Digital Waffle
Nottingham
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Co-Founder @ Digital Waffle - The go-to partner when scaling your team within Tech, Digital, Marketing & Data - without the usual bullsh*t.

A well-funded, high-growth tech company is building the next generation of AI-powered automation tools—reimagining how complex, manual work gets done in the financial services world and beyond. They’re now looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to help design and build intelligent systems that make that future a reality.

This is a full-time hybrid role, based in the Nottingham area, with regular in-office collaboration.

The Role

You'll be a key member of the engineering team, focused on building LLM-driven features, intelligent agents, and ML-powered backend systems that automate and optimise intricate workflows. It’s an ideal role for someone with strong backend/ML experience who wants to work on cutting-edge AI applications in a production environment.

You’ll work in a fast-paced R&D setting, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to bring ambitious ideas to life—balancing innovation with real-world delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Design, build, and deploy ML-powered features, agents, and APIs to automate unstructured tasks
  • Build production-level backend and microservices in Python and TypeScript
  • Work with product and engineering teams to shape models, services, and system behaviour
  • Contribute to system architecture and infrastructure for scale, observability, and performance
  • Explore and implement LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI orchestration frameworks
  • Take ownership of features end-to-end, from design to deployment and monitoring

What They’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, with strong ML or backend focus
  • Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript, and experience with production-grade systems
  • Familiarity with LLMs, AI agents, or orchestration frameworks (OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, etc.)
  • Strong grasp of data modelling, cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS), and modern APIs
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
  • Problem-solver who can reason about complex systems and deliver clean, scalable code
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams

Nice to Have

  • Hands-on experience with agentic workflows or autonomous AI systems
  • Background in data engineering or database architecture
  • Side projects, open-source contributions, or hobbyist builds involving AI/ML
  • Interest in rapid prototyping, automation, and cutting-edge AI tooling

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary with equity/options available
  • Hybrid working from a base in the East Midlands, with in-office collaboration
  • Work on cutting-edge AI challenges with real-world impact
  • Join a high-performing, ambitious team backed by leading investors
  • Opportunity to shape intelligent products from the ground up

This is a great opportunity for a machine learning engineer or backend AI developer who wants to work on high-impact, production-ready AI tools at the edge of innovation.

Seniority level

  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Employment typeFull-time

Job function

  • IndustriesSoftware Development, Technology, Information and Media, and Information Services

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