AI Engineer

Salary: £95,000 - 95,000 per year Requirements We are looking for 5+ years of software engineering experience, with strong hands‐on experience in Python and/or Java. We need practical experience working with LLMs, including prompt engineering, fine‐tuning, embeddings, vector databases, and RAG.

We require experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments; Azure is preferred, with AWS or GCP also considered. We are looking for strong knowledge of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. We need familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

We require experience working with SQL and NoSQL data stores, as well as large datasets. Bonus points if we have experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex. A degree in a relevant field would be beneficial, though the role is primarily focused on practical engineering experience.

Responsibilities We will design and implement LLM‐based applications such as RAG pipelines, agents, and copilots. We will build scalable backend services using Python and Java. We will integrate AI capabilities into our existing cloud‐native SaaS platforms.

We will own the full lifecycle from experimentation and prototyping through to production deployment. We will optimise model performance, cost, and latency in real‐world environments. We will collaborate across engineering, product, and data teams to identify and deliver high‐impact AI use cases.

We will help define our AI architecture, tooling, and best practices as our first dedicated AI hire. Technologies AI AWS Azure Backend CI/CD Cloud Docker GCP Java Kubernetes LLM NoSQL Python SQL microservices More We are a fast‐growing healthtech organisation of around 280 people, and we are hiring our first dedicated AI Engineer to help build our AI capability from the ground up.

This is a hybrid role based in Reading, offering the chance to make a real‐world impact on purpose‐driven products. You will join a modern, forward‐thinking team with a strong growth trajectory, and you will have genuine ownership and influence over AI strategy, architecture, and delivery.

The package includes a salary of up to £95,000 depending on experience, a bonus, and private medical cover. last updated 40 week of 2026

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