AI/ML Engineer – GenAI in Production (Hybrid)

Argus Media group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Group pension

Health insurance

Life assurance

Gym membership subsidy

Season-ticket travel loan

Cycle-to-work

Bonus scheme

Training and development

Job summary

Argus Media group is seeking an experienced AI/ML backend engineer to design secure APIs and production‑grade pipelines for agentic applications. You will integrate LLMs with tools and data sources, driving prototypes to reliable production systems within our Data Science team.

The role emphasizes strong Python, AWS, Docker, and CI/CD expertise, plus collaboration across Data Science, Engineering and DevOps to ensure scalable, observable systems.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, AI, ML, Software Eng, Data Science or equivalent hands-on exp; MSc/PhD welcome but not essential.
• Exceptional Python skills with OOP, clean code and SOLID design principles.
• Strong backend and API engineering experience, ideally with Python frameworks such as FastAPI.
• Hands-on AWS experience; proficiency with Docker, GitHub and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to work across teams and drive delivery into production.
• Desirable: experience with agentic AI, GenAI/LLM, tooling orchestration and MLOps.
• Desirable: exposure to real-time or streaming systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust, secure APIs and backend components powering AI/ML and agentic apps.
• Engineer agentic systems by integrating LLMs with tools, data sources, and workflows.
• Take systems from prototype to production with reliability and scalability.
• Improve code quality and production readiness across the AI/ML stack.
• Debug and resolve issues across APIs, environments, and integrations to support rapid delivery.
• Partner with Data Science, Engineering, DevOps and Infrastructure teams to deploy solutions.
• Mentor data scientists and engineers through code reviews and hands-on support.
• Promote disciplined engineering and operational excellence within Data Science.

Skills

Python

Backend development

API design

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Testing & monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

FastAPI

LangChain

MCP

Job description

Argus Media group is seeking an experienced AI/ML backend engineer to design secure APIs and production‑grade pipelines for agentic applications. You will integrate LLMs with tools and data sources, driving prototypes to reliable production systems within our Data Science team.

The role emphasizes strong Python, AWS, Docker, and CI/CD expertise, plus collaboration across Data Science, Engineering and DevOps to ensure scalable, observable systems.