AI Engineer

Peregrine; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine is seeking an AI Engineer to create innovative chatbots for the betting industry. This role requires designing and deploying AI conversational agents, integrating real-time sports data, and optimizing performance for user engagement. Join us and work on challenging projects that combine technology with sports analytics.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with LangChain or LangGraph.
• Strong Python skills and LLM experience.
• Familiarity with RAG pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build conversational AI flows using LangGraph and OpenAI functions.
• Integrate live sports data and user context into responses.
• Collaborate on system design and optimize performance.

Skills

Python

LangChain

LangGraph

RAG pipelines

Real-time APIs

Prompt engineering

Job description

Join us an AI Engineer at Peregrine Resourcing.

At Peregrine, we???re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector ??? we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

How Specialist Talent Works:

At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. As a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits, you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries.

The role:

We???re hiring AI Engineers to help build two new football-focused chatbots for betting audiences. You???ll be responsible for designing, building, and deploying AI-powered conversational agents using LangGraph, OpenAI functions, and RAG techniques. This is a hands-on engineering role where you get to ship real-time chatbots that deliver dynamic, contextual betting insights to end users.

Responsibilities:

• Build conversational AI flows using LangGraph and OpenAI function-calling
• Integrate live sports data, betting odds, and user context into dynamic responses
• Implement memory handling, tool usage, and RAG pipelines
• Collaborate on system design, prompt tuning, and architecture decisions
• Optimize performance for speed, stability, and user satisfaction

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience with LangChain or LangGraph
• Strong Python skills and experience working with LLMs
• Familiarity with RAG pipelines
• Experience building chatbots or agent-based systems
• Knowledge of real-time APIs and data integration (e.g., live sports feeds, betting odds)
• Understanding of prompt engineering, token limits, and response tuning
• Bonus: Experience in sports analytics, fantasy sports, or betting applications

About us:

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future. Together, we help our clients to engage, develop and harness the skills they need to achieve and grow the workforce they want. We have a range of benefits you will receive alongside your salary.

Our culture:

At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we???re always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society ??? whether it???s finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility.

Our commitment to diversity:

At Peregrine, we???re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company-wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and over 20 different nationalities. We also employ candidates from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our partnerships with numerous charities ensure that we can stay well-informed and continue to improve our practices for the future. It reflects in the way we recruit for our clients as we assist them in becoming more diverse.