AI Engineer

Data Science Festival; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Job summary

Data Science Festival is looking for an experienced AI professional to join their London office in a hybrid capacity. This unique role blends AI engineering with client consulting, allowing you to lead innovative solutions for prominent organizations while contributing to internal development programs.

You will be tasked with designing and delivering AI solutions across various industries and mentoring diverse talent pipelines within the company’s AI training academy.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the industry delivering AI or ML solutions.
• Strong technical foundation with ability to design and deploy AI systems end-to-end.
• Confidence in client-facing roles, with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical input in pre-sales and client-facing conversations.
• Design and deliver AI solutions across various industries.
• Act as an internal consultant applying AI to improve business processes.

Skills

Experience delivering AI or ML solutions

Design and deploy AI systems

Confidence in client-facing roles

Mentoring or coaching engineers

Flexible, entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Salary: £80,000 – £110,000 + Equity options

Location: London hybrid

The Opportunity

We are working with a rapidly scaling business that is tackling one of the UK’s most important challenges, helping organisations unlock the potential of AI while addressing the growing skills gap. Having recently undergone a strategic rebrand, the company is now entering an accelerated growth phase and requires an experienced AI professional to join their head office team. This role is a rare opportunity to combine hands‑on AI engineering expertise with client consulting, solution delivery, and technical leadership. You’ll play a critical role in shaping solutions for high‑profile organisations across multiple sectors, while also contributing to the internal development of new AI‑driven products and training programmes.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading technical input in pre‑sales and client‑facing conversations
• Designing and delivering AI solutions across a variety of industries
• Acting as an internal consultant, applying AI to improve business processes and scale operations
• Supporting the company’s AI training academy, mentoring and guiding diverse talent pipelines
• Collaborating closely with leadership, sales, delivery, and academy teams to shape innovative solutions

Skills and Experience

• Experience working in the industry delivering AI or ML solutions
• A strong technical foundation with the ability to design and deploy AI systems end‑to‑end
• Confidence in client‑facing roles, with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑technical audiences
• Experience mentoring or coaching other engineers, and an interest in developing people
• A flexible, entrepreneurial mindset suited to a fast‑growing, high‑impact environment

If you are looking for a new challenge, then please submit your CV for initial screening and more details.