Senior AI engineer - UK Remote

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