AI Deployment Lead - Hybrid Cardiff & Team Mentor

Circle Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Recruitment is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers in Cardiff to design, develop and deploy AI solutions that boost operational efficiency and business growth. The role requires leadership in AI architecture, stakeholder collaboration and mentoring a growing team, with a hybrid working model in central Cardiff.

The position emphasizes hands-on delivery, security and governance, plus guiding strategic AI initiatives to deliver measurable value for the client.

Qualifications

• Experience in AI engineering or software engineering with AI libraries.
• Strong understanding of AI architectures and data pipelines.
• Mentoring and team development capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI solutions.
• Guide AI architecture, tooling, and governance considerations.
• Mentor a small team of engineers and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Ensure security, scalability and compliance across systems.
• Monitor performance and optimise AI workflows.

Skills

AI engineering

Software engineering

RAG & LLM

Python

Security governance

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Delivery-focused

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LLM tooling

Job description

Circle Recruitment is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers in Cardiff to design, develop and deploy AI solutions that boost operational efficiency and business growth. The role requires leadership in AI architecture, stakeholder collaboration and mentoring a growing team, with a hybrid working model in central Cardiff.

The position emphasizes hands-on delivery, security and governance, plus guiding strategic AI initiatives to deliver measurable value for the client.