AI/ML Engineer

Square One Resources; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a skilled AI/ML Engineer for a six-month contract in Sheffield. The role involves designing microservice solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive AI/ML model development. Ideal candidates will have strong product delivery experience and expertise in cloud-based AI solutions. This role offers a competitive contract rate and requires presence in the office three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions using microservice architecture.
• Release changes to production every day across the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for high-impact solutions.
• Develop and troubleshoot backend systems and AI/ML models.
• Deliver document data extraction and unstructured data processing.

Skills

Product delivery experience

Microservices development

Azure OpenAI/ChatGPT expertise

Backend technologies knowledge

REST API development

Eagerness to learn about AI advancements

Job description

Job Title: AI/ML Engineer

Location: Sheffield - 3 days per week in the office

Salary/Rate: Up to £450 per day INSIDE IR35

Start Date: 19/12/2025

Job Type: Contract

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading financial services clients! They are currently looking for a skilled AI/ML Engineer to join their team for a six-month contract.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• You will be designing and building solutions, using microservice architecture, working closely with the product team to understand the requirements and impact of changes being made.


• You will be working to release change to production every day, across the entire team - owning requirements through discussions with the business through to development, testing, release to and support of production.


• You will be expected to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions.


• You will be driving the development and troubleshooting of backend systems and AI/ML models.


• You will be driving the delivery of document data extraction and unstructured data processing capabilities.

Required Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Strong experience delivering product to production, at pace.


• Extensive experience developing microservices using highly iterative methods to deliver change to production regularly. Experience delivering microservices without using frameworks like SpringBoot is a plus.


• Proven experience with Azure OpenAI/ChatGPT and cloud-based AI solutions.


• Strong background in backend technologies and scalable software architecture.


• Expertise in developing and consuming REST APIs.


• Given AI is an ever‑evolving field, and appetite to keep learning and staying on top of latest developments to drive the team to stay at the forefront of technology developments.

Desirable Skills/Experience

Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

• Experience with cloud platforms.


• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.


• Industry experiences delivering AI/ML solutions to production - particularly including hands on experience with generative AI and prompt engineering.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.