AI Engineer

DEPT®; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Certified B Corp since 2021

Training, development and certifi­c­c 

Cares Month volunteering

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking an AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI solutions for diverse clients. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex business challenges using data, machine learning and AI technologies.

You will lead the development of scalable AI workflows, APIs, and backend services, working closely with back-end and front-end engineers, DevOps and clients to deliver impactful results.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and deploying ML/AI solutions.
• Experience with GenAI lifecycle, observability, prompt optimization, deployment and monitoring.
• Experience with cloud AI services (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy AI solutions for clients across industries.
• Define AI use cases with clients and validate ideas via POCs.
• Build end-to-end AI systems with a focus on scalability and observability.
• Develop AI workflows and orchestrate data, tools and context into production systems.
• Architect modular backend services and integrate AI components into software ecosystems.
• Design RESTful or GraphQL APIs for AI workflows and user applications.
• Collaborate with engineers, DevOps, strategists and clients to deliver solutions.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

ML/AI development

Python programming

ML lifecycle

LangChain/LangGraph

REST/GraphQL APIs

Cloud platforms

Education

MSc in Data Science/CS/AI/Software Eng

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

Git workflows

FastAPI

Job description

Amsterdam, Rotterdam, London, Manchester, Budapest, Zagreb, Skopje, hybrid
DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

Job Purpose

We are seeking a talented and passionate AI Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy AI solutions for our clients across various industries. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex business challenges using cutting-edge data, machine learning and AI technologies.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop and implement data-driven solutions tailored to client challenges, leveraging predictive models and AI technologies to deliver business value.
• Consult and guide clients by defining AI use cases, validating ideas through proof of concepts (POCs) and deploying scalable production-ready systems.
• Build and maintain end-to-end AI systems, with focus on scalability, observability and continuous optimization of model performance using MLOps principles.
• Develop multi-agent and AI workflows, built from scratch or using low-code tools, that reliably orchestrate data, tools, and context into production‑grade solutions.
• Architect robust and modular backend services, applying SOLID principles to ensure maintainability, testability, and seamless integration of AI components into broader software ecosystems.
• Design, document, and develop RESTful or GraphQL APIs that serve as the interface between AI workflows and end‑user applications.
• Work closely with back-end engineers, front‑end developers, DevOps, strategists and clients, taking a leading role in aligning efforts and delivering impactful solutions.
• Communicate complex technical solutions clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, including progress updates, demos and presentations.

What You’ll Bring

• We are looking for an AI Engineer who combines strong technical foundations with the ability to bring AI systems from concept to scalable production.
• Hands‑on experience building and deploying Machine Learning and AI solutions, using frameworks such as Scikit‑learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, LangGraph, or similar technologies.
• Experience working across the full GenAI lifecycle and ability to implement concepts as observability, prompt optimization, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring in production environments.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their respective AI services (SageMaker, Azure ML, Vertex AI)
• Solid proficiency in Python and experience writing clean, testable, reusable code in professional software development environments.Experience designing and implementing RAG solutions, including data ingestion from multiple sources, embedding strategies, and integration with vector search databases.
• Direct availability to start working in Budapest, Hungary.

Nice to have

• Hands‑on experience building and scaling RESTful APIs (FastAPI preferred) to integrate AI capabilities into broader client systems.
• Experience with containerization and deployment practices including Docker, CI/CD pipelines and Git-based collaborative workflows.
• Basic understanding of cloud security, authentication, scalability and guardrails as they apply to real‑time AI applications.
• A strong theoretical foundation in deep neural network architectures (e.g. transformers), and a proactive mindset towards exploring and applying emerging ML and AI technologies.
• MSc degree in a technical field with a strong focus on software, data, and AI (e.g. Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or a related discipline).
• Strong communication skills with ability to clearly explain technical concepts to business stakeholders.

WE OFFER

• Please note that benefits may vary by location. Feel free to reach out to your recruiter for more details
• Hybrid working policy
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHO ARE WE?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.
We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.
At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.
We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.
Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.