Ai Engineer Glasgow

TEKsystems

Glasgow

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading technology firm is searching for a Lead Engineer to develop and deploy applications that enhance efficiency across the organization. This role involves working with Generative AI strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate has strong skills in Python, experience with AWS services, and a background in AI and cloud technologies. This is a permanent position located in Glasgow with a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

Experience with Python programming.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs).

Responsibilities

Design, develop and improve software solutions.
Mentor and develop team members.
Advise stakeholders on functional and cross-functional areas.

Skills

Python

Automation

Cloud

LLM

Project management

Engineering management

Tools

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

Lead Engineer – Barclays

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Accountabilities

Development and delivery of high‑quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimised for performance.
Cross‑functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organisation’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Vice President Expectations

Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In‑depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

We are looking for a Lead Engineer to spearhead one of our GenAI feature team’s developing applications that are used by thousands of colleagues on a daily basis. In this role, you will be developing and deploying applications to production that help Barclays to become more efficient.

As a lead engineer you will be an SME (Subject Matter Expert) within Barclays; helping to shape and guide our Generative AI strategy.

To be successful as a Lead Engineer you should have experience with:

Programming Language – Python
Working with Large Language Models (LLMs)
Working with AWS services i.e. Bedrock, Lambda, S3, Lex, CloudWatch
Evaluating LLMs and prompt optimisation
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in cross‑functional teams
Mentor and develop team members, identifying talent gaps and fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement

Other highly valued skills include:

Experience developing AI applications within a regulated organisation
Knowledge of data engineering concepts
Knowledge of DevOps concepts. CI/CD i.e. Gitlab Runners, Jenkins and Infrastructure as Code i.e. Terraform, CloudFormation
Docker and container‐based deployments to ECS and EKS

Skills