AI Engineer

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

Job summary

A technology company in Southampton seeks an AI Engineer to join their Innovation team, focusing on Generative AI and document intelligence. The ideal candidate has expertise in LLMs and Python, working in a collaborative environment that values clean code. This remote role offers a competitive salary of up to £70,000 and various benefits including medical insurance and wellness budgets.

Benefits

Up to £70,000 base salary

Remote-first working culture

Private medical insurance

Wellness budgets

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Previous experience with document extraction using LLMs.
• Strong grounding in software engineering fundamentals.
• Comfortable working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement LLM-powered workflows for document understanding.
• Develop robust, well-structured Python libraries.
• Contribute to engineering best practices across CI/CD.

Skills

Document extraction using LLMs

Expert-level Python skills

Clear communication

Tools

FastAPI

Kubernetes

Streamlit

Dash

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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.