AI Engineer

Retelligence; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technology firm based in London is seeking an AI Developer (Python) to shape a next-generation trading and investment platform. This role offers a greenfield opportunity to contribute from day one, with responsibilities including building AI agent services, developing internal tools, and establishing AI best practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python and machine learning, with experience in AI frameworks. A salary of £50,000-£75,000 is offered, along with performance-based bonuses and career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

Contribution pension scheme

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in relevant field.
• Strong coding experience in Python, additional languages are a plus.
• Solid understanding of machine learning concepts and applications.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AI agent services and APIs.
• Develop tools for AI-native workflows.
• Establish best practices for prompt engineering and model fine-tuning.
• Stay updated on AI/ML developments and apply them.
• Participate in design and code reviews.

Skills

Strong software development skills in Python

Solid Machine Learning fundamentals

Experience with AI frameworks

Collaborative attitude

Self-motivated and growth-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Hugging Face

AWS or cloud-based AI deployments

Job description

Overview

AI Developer (Python) - London | £50,000-£75,000 DOE | Office-based

We're looking for a talented and enthusiastic AI Developer (Python) to join a growing team building a next-generation trading and investment platform. This is a greenfield opportunity where your contribution will have a direct impact from day one.

Why join?

• Work on a new platform with no legacy systems or tech debt.
• Direct impact: Your work shapes the future of the product.
• Growth opportunities: Join early and grow with the team.
• Embrace AI applications in software development while adhering to best practices in AI governance and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AI agent services and APIs.
• Develop internal tools that support AI-native workflows.
• Establish best practices for prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and evaluation.
• Stay up to date with AI/ML developments and apply relevant research to product needs.
• Participate in design and code reviews, and incident response.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong software development skills, with experience in Python (other languages such as Java or TypeScript a plus).
• Solid Machine Learning fundamentals and familiarity with LLM integration, prompt orchestration, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Experience with AI frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face).
• Preferred: experience with AWS or cloud-based AI deployments.
• Self-motivated, growth-oriented, and collaborative.

Success in this role

• Deliver high-quality, maintainable code.
• Take ownership of tasks end-to-end, from design through deployment.
• Quickly apply emerging AI-native engineering patterns.

Logistics

• Location: London (office-based, Monday to Friday)
• Salary: £50,000-£75,000 DOE
• Benefits: Performance-based bonus, contribution pension scheme, professional growth opportunities
• Eligibility to work in the UK required (no visa sponsorship provided)

We're looking for someone excited by innovation, AI, and working in a collaborative, fast-moving environment