AI Engineer: Generative & Agentic AI for Finance

Barclays; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an AI Engineer in Glasgow to contribute to the Private Bank and Wealth Management AI agenda. You will develop AI-powered applications using Python and modern frameworks, supporting Generative AI and Agentic AI efforts while ensuring scalable, secure, and production-ready delivery.

The role emphasizes early-career engineers with strong software fundamentals, curiosity for AI, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive tangible business value.

Qualifications

• Strong Python skills with hands-on AI/ML libraries and building production-grade applications.
• Experience designing prompts for Anthropic/LLM models and implementing RAG patterns.
• Familiarity with ML model deployment, monitoring, versioning, and automated testing for AI apps.

Responsibilities

• Identify data sources and build data pipelines for AI applications.
• Design and develop AI-powered services and scalable architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver secure, production-ready GenAI solutions.
• Evaluate and optimize prompts, models, and deployment pipelines.

Skills

Python

AI/ML libraries

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Prompt engineering

RAG patterns

APIs design

Tools

AWS Bedrock

Lambda

API Gateway

GraphQL

REST APIs

Job description

Barclays is seeking an AI Engineer in Glasgow to contribute to the Private Bank and Wealth Management AI agenda. You will develop AI-powered applications using Python and modern frameworks, supporting Generative AI and Agentic AI efforts while ensuring scalable, secure, and production-ready delivery.

The role emphasizes early-career engineers with strong software fundamentals, curiosity for AI, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive tangible business value.