AI Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based SaaS company is seeking an AI Engineer to work on Generative AI for document intelligence. You will design LLM-powered workflows, develop Python libraries, and collaborate with a small, innovative team. The role offers a competitive salary up to £70,000, remote-first culture, and benefits like private medical insurance. Candidates should ideally start in September or early October.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in document extraction using LLMs.
• Strong skills in Python and software engineering.
• Ability to communicate well with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design workflows for document understanding using LLMs.
• Develop structured Python libraries and services.
• Build prototypes and scalable services.

Skills

Document extraction using LLMs

Expert-level Python skills

Clear communication with stakeholders

Tools

Python

FastAPI

Kubernetes

Job description

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sheffield, south yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

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Job Description:

AI Engineer - LLMs for Document Intelligence | Remote (UK) | Up to £70,000

We're supporting a UK-based SaaS company in hiring an AI Engineer to join their Innovation team. This role is focused on delivering real business impact through Generative AI, particularly in the area of document intelligence.

The opportunity

• Build and deploy LLM-based systems to automate document extraction, reasoning and validation
• Work on high-impact use cases, such as ESG and sustainability compliance
• Join a small, collaborative team that values clean code, fast iteration and practical AI solutions

What you'll do

• Design and implement LLM-powered workflows for document understanding, including RAG and agent-based systems
• Develop robust, well-structured Python libraries and production-ready services
• Build quick prototypes (Streamlit, Dash) and scalable services (FastAPI, Kubernetes)
• Contribute to engineering best practices across CI/CD, testing, and monitoring

What we're looking for

• Previous experience with document extraction using LLMs
• Expert-level Python skills, with a strong grounding in software engineering fundamentals
• Clear communicator, comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

What's on offer

• Up to £70,000 base salary
• Remote-first working culture (UK only)
• Company offsites across Europe
• Private medical insurance, life assurance and pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy more
• Wellness and professional development budgets

2 stage interview process.

This role cannot sponsor and ideally candidates will have 1 month or less notice period, aiming for a September/early October start.