AI Applications Engineer

Uniting Ambition; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A scaling AI consultancy firm in Manchester is seeking an AI Applications Engineer. The role involves developing and deploying AI-powered features across real-world applications. Candidates should have strong expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and experience with AI and machine learning technologies. This full-time position offers a salary of £50,000 - £60,000, with quarterly remote working and additional benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and deploying AI features into production systems.
• Ability to build and optimise automation pipelines for delivery.
• Experience collaborating with data scientists and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy AI-powered features into production systems.
• Implement RAG models in customer-facing applications.
• Engage with clients to understand requirements and support delivery.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript with MERN Stack

Strong proficiency in Python

Hands-on experience with PyTorch

Experience implementing RAG architectures

Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases

Experience building and consuming APIs

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Automation tools (UIPath, Power Automate)

Job description

AI Applications Engineer

Remote (Quarterly onsite)

Full-time Permanent

GBP50,000 - GBP60,000 + Benefits

This is an opportunity to join a scaling AI consultancy firm looking to enhance their capabilities further across Data Science, GenAI and Machine Learning.

You ll be focused on the vision, design, and deployment of high-impact AI solutions, while also working across a range of real-world use cases and getting hands-on with the integration into production environments.

Role Overview

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end AI solutions, from technical design and development to deployment and optimisation.

Your work will involve integrating advanced AI models (including GenAI and reasoning-based models) into user-facing applications using modern full-stack technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy AI-powered features into production systems.
• Build and optimise automation pipelines for scalable delivery.
• Implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and reasoning models into customer-facing applications.
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to translate technical concepts into real-world tools.
• Build full-stack applications using the MERN stack and integrate Python-based AI services via APIs.
• Maintain clean, scalable, and testable code with attention to performance and reliability.
• Engage directly with clients to understand requirements, present technical solutions and support project delivery.

Core Skills & Experience

• JavaScript/TypeScript, with experience in MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js or similar )
• Strong proficiency in Python, particularly for AI and ML applications.
• Hands-on experience with PyTorch, GenAI, and reasoning models.
• Experience implementing RAG architectures in production environments.
• Solid understanding of both SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience building and consuming APIs; familiarity with CI/CD practices.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of automation tools (UIPath, Power Automate or similar )
• Familiarity with automation pipelines and business workflows.

If you're passionate about applying AI in real-world settings, enjoy the pace of a scale up environment and enjoy working across the stack to bring intelligent products to life, this could be an interesting role for you to explore.