Graduate AI Engineer
Senior Associate
Reading
Remote
Full Time
Permanent
This position would ideally suit recent graduates in Computer Science or Artificial Intelligence
XPS Group is a leading UK consulting and administration business specialising in the pensions and insurance sectors. At XPS, our vision is to create a vibrant place to work where difference is recognised as a strength and where talented people can flourish and achieve their highest potential.
Our IT business continues to grow and we are now looking for an enthusiastic Graduate AI Engineer to join our vibrant Reading office with remote or hybrid working. This is an exciting role and would most likely suit someone who has recently graduated from a Computer Science degree with an ambition to pursue a career as an AI Engineer.
The Team
XPS Group IT provides IT services to all XPS offices located across the UK and Ireland.
You will join an existing AI Team and will support and implement the various AI initiatives that are running across the business including the continued development of our AI Platform. You will also support efforts in the delivery of bespoke AI implementations being carried out throughout the Advisory and Administration sides of our business.
This role will be remote with regular meetups at the Reading Office where our IT Hub is located. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work at your nearest XPS office if you prefer to be fully office based. This role reports to the Head of AI.
As a Graduate AI Engineer with XPS you will:
- Build workflows, algorithms and pipelines using typical AI components i.e. Speech-to-Text (STT), Vision-to-Text (VTT), Text-to-Speech (TTS) and Image-to-Text (ITT) using models from OpenAI and similar providers along with open-source models and tools, predominantly using Python.
- Maintain and improve existing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) implementations against documents, websites, SQL and API services using custom APIs, vector database and ML techniques and tools.
- Work with team members across the business in mapping out requirements to understand where AI can be implemented into existing workflows.
- Innovate and experiment with new emerging AI tools such as AI Agents.
- Implement and maintain ML / AI Ops systems.
- Work together with developers to support AI / ML implementations within software projects.
- Deliver solutions whilst being aware of internal data boundary controls in AI services.
- Encourage, be open to and adhere to compliance, risk management and security considerations in relation to AI services.
Your profile
Essential Criteria
- A 1st / 2:1 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in the Computer Science field.
- Previous work placement during studies or a year work experience post degree would be highly advantageous.
- You must be able to demonstrate strong Python coding skills.
- A strong desire to build your career as an AI Engineer within an Artificial Intelligence team.
- A comprehensive understanding of the current AI landscape, both open source and proprietary.
- Strong conventional machine learning skills using Python and associated ML/AI Python libraries.
- An interest in language model training, tuning, and optimization.
- A keen interest in continuous improvement for AI solution quality assessment and benchmarking.
- Demonstrable AI related self-built projects / GitHub use and commit history would be desirable.
What we offer:
We offer an attractive reward package, typical benefits can include:
- Competitive salary.
- Participation in annual discretionary Bonus Scheme.
- 25 days holiday plus flexibility to buy or sell holiday.
- Flexible Bank holidays.
- Pension scheme, matching contribution structure.
- Healthcare cash plan.
- Flexible Benefits Scheme to support you in and out of work, helping you look after you and your family covering Security & Protection, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle.
- Life Assurance cover, four times basic salary.
- XPS Rewards (offers High Street discounts and savings from retailers and services providers as well as offers available via phone).
- Employee Assistance Programme for you and your household.
- Access to a digital GP service.
- Paid volunteering day when participating in Company organised events.
- Staff referral scheme when you introduce a friend to XPS.
What next:
If you feel XPS could be the next step on your career ladder, please apply directly via the links provided and we look forward to learning more about you. We will consider all applicants and respond swiftly.
Please discuss with the recruitment team, via phone or email, if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process. For example, we can provide materials in an alternative format, or give you extra time in interviews or tests.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following requirements:
- Right to Work confirmation.
- DBS Disclosure check.
- Employment or educational references covering five years.
- Satisfactory credit check.
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