AI Engineer

Aviva; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Junior Software Engineer – AI to join its analytics team in locations including Bristol. The role involves developing AI solutions and requires knowledge of GenAI and a solid foundation in Python. This position is ideal for those passionate about starting their career in AI. Salary starts at around £40,000 with extensive employee benefits including a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity up to 8%

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

£1,200 of free Aviva shares per year

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Early in your software engineering career with a passion for AI.
• Basic understanding of AI systems and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Help develop RAG pipelines and integrate language models.
• Collaborate with data scientists to deliver GenAI solutions.

Skills

Experience with GenAI and RAG architectures

Proficiency in Python

Exposure to front-end development

Familiarity with containerization

Awareness of working in regulated environments

Tools

FastAPI

Django

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Junior Software Engineer – AI

Salary: Circa £40,000

Locations: York, Bristol, Norwich, Sheffield, and Perth

Are you someone who’s excited to shape the future of AI at Aviva?

This is a great job for someone who’s early in their software engineering career and passionate about building cutting-edge AI systems.

You might be newly qualified, looking for your first step into AI engineering, or ready to grow your skills in a supportive, forward-thinking team.

A bit about the job:

You’ll be part of our high-profile Insurance, Wealth, and Retirement Analytics Team – a centre of excellence for AI and engineering.

Based in York, Bristol, Norwich, Sheffield or Perth, the team designs and builds generative AI solutions that transform how we work across the business.

You’ll help develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, integrate large language models (LLMs), and deploy scalable, secure services in the cloud.

Working with one of the richest insurance datasets in the world, you’ll collaborate with data scientists, architects and engineers to deliver enterprise-ready GenAI solutions.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience with GenAI and RAG architectures (e.g. LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack)
• Proficiency in Python and frameworks like FastAPI or Django
• Exposure to front-end or full-stack development (JavaScript/TypeScript, React)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines
• Awareness of working in regulated environments with a focus on security and compliance

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.

We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting Salary circa £40,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Bonus opportunity 8% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

Aviva is for everyone:

• We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box?
• Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
• We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
• Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
• To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

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