AI Engineer (RAG) - Contract - 6 months - London - Outside IR35

Robson Bale Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking an experienced AI Engineer for a 6-month contract based in London. This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining AI engineering solutions, particularly Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). The ideal candidate has a strong software engineering background, proficiency in Python, and experience in cloud environments such as AWS. The position offers a competitive rate of £500 per day and the flexibility of hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing AI-driven solutions.
• Strong foundation in software engineering.
• Proven ability to work across the full development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain AI engineering solutions focusing on RAG.
• Build and enhance Python-based services for AI workflows.
• Support deployment and operational aspects using DevOps practices.

Skills

Python

Cloud environments (AWS)

DevOps practices

Software engineering principles

AI engineering

Job description

AI Engineer (RAG) - Contract - 6 months - London - Outside IR35

Contract Length : 6 months

Rate : £500 per day - Outside IR35

Location : London / Hybrid working

Overview

We are seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join on a 6-month contract, supporting the design and development of AI-driven solutions with a strong focus on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This role will suit someone with a solid software engineering foundation who is comfortable working across the full development life cycle in a cloud-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain AI engineering solutions with a primary focus on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
• Build and enhance Python-based services and components to support AI and data-driven workflows.
• Apply strong software engineering principles to produce clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical implementations.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and operational aspects of solutions using DevOps practices.
• Work within AWS-based environments to develop, test, and run applications in the cloud.
• Contribute to improving system reliability, performance, and scalability through continuous improvement.

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