AI Solutions Engineer

Barrett Steel; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension / Life Assurance

Annual cycle to work

Discount scheme for savings

Job summary

Barrett Steel, the UK's largest steel distributor, is seeking an AI Solutions Engineer to design and deploy AI-powered internal applications that enhance sales productivity and automate workflows. This hybrid role splits time between our Bradford HQ and your UK home base.

You will build AI-driven tools, translate business requirements into production-grade solutions, and ensure data security and compliance. Strong Python/.NET skills and experience with pipelines and version control are essential.

Qualifications

• Track record in AI solutions engineering.
• Translating business requirements into AI-driven solutions.
• Experience with building AI-powered internal tools.

Responsibilities

• Build internal AI-powered applications for sales productivity.
• Automate workflows and CRM-related tasks.
• Develop AI assistants for quotes, analysis, and forecasting.
• Integrate apps with CRM systems and data sources.
• Prototype tools rapidly and iterate from feedback.
• Ensure data security and compliance in all deployments.

Skills

AI Solutions Engineering

Python

C# / .NET

Tools

Pipelines

Version control

Job description

All About Us

Barrett Steel are the UK’s largest steel distributor and processor, with over 160 years of heritage we are still family owned and operate from 29 sites across the UK and Ireland, holding more than 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Although we are a business with significant scale, our success is built on the people who make it happen every day. We continually invest in our people, the latest processing machinery, technology, and materials-handling equipment so that we can deliver an exceptional service to our customers. Our people, our customers, and the communities in which we operate are at the heart of what we do. We are a forward-thinking business that values hard work, ambition, teamwork, and are always open to new ideas. We now have an opening for an AI Solutions Engineer.

All about the role

As the AI Solutions Engineer you will design and deploy AI-powered internal applications that enhance sales productivity, automate workflows, and improve decision-making. This is a hybrid role with a 2/3 day split between our Bradford HQ and your UK home base.

Key Responsibilities

• Build internal web and mobile applications using AI-assisted development tools, validating any AI generated code
• Automate repetitive sales workflows (CRM updates, proposal drafting, follow-ups, reporting)
• Develop AI-powered assistants for: Quote generation, Customer analysis, Email drafting, Sales forecasting
• Integrate apps with CRM systems
• Rapidly prototype tools and iterate based on feedback
• Translate business requirements into working AI-driven solutions
• Ensure data security and compliance standards are met

Essential Skills for the role

• A track record in AI Solutions Engineering
• Strong Python / Dotnet experience
• The ability to translate business requirements into working AI-Driven Solutions, producing production quality output whilst ensuring data security and compliance standards are met.
• Experience in creating pipelines & version control.

We offer you

• Excellent salary package commensurate with experience and expertise that includes
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension / Life Assurance
• Annual cycle to work scheme
• Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure & access to health and wellbeing services