Principal AI Engineer

Principal AI Engineer | Permanent | Remote | UK

We're partnering with a high-growth technology business looking for a Principal AI Productivity & Automation Architect to lead the development of AI-powered automation across the organisation.

This is a highly autonomous, hands-on role for someone who can identify where AI can create genuine business value and then build and deploy the systems to make it happen .

You'll work closely with senior leadership to identify high-impact opportunities, design agentic workflows and deliver production-ready solutions that improve productivity and reduce manual work.

What you'll be doing:

• Identify and prioritise high-value AI and automation opportunities across the business.
• Design and build agentic workflows and automation systems end-to-end.
• Develop production-ready solutions using LLMs, APIs and orchestration tools.
• Translate business problems into practical, measurable AI solutions.
• Drive adoption through tooling, frameworks and enablement.
• Help shape the organisation's wider AI productivity strategy.
• Scale successful solutions across multiple teams and functions.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience building and deploying real-world automation systems.
• Strong hands-on engineering skills across LLMs, APIs and orchestration tooling.
• Experience designing and implementing agentic workflows.
• Strong Python, TypeScript or similar programming experience.
• Experience taking AI solutions from concept through to production.
• Ability to operate independently and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong commercial/business understanding and the ability to identify where technology can deliver measurable value.

This is a chance to join at an early stage of an organisation-wide AI transformation, with significant autonomy to shape the roadmap, build the technology and influence how teams work.

You'll be both the technical builder and strategic driver behind AI-powered productivity initiatives.