Applied AI Engineer

Nevis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Competitive salary and benefits package

Competitive salary

Job summary

A cutting-edge wealth management company in London seeks an Applied AI Engineer to develop and enhance AI-driven products. Join a high-caliber team to shape the next-generation wealthtech platform, addressing real business challenges. Ideal candidates will have hands-on LLM experience and a passion for transformative AI technologies. The position offers a fast-paced environment, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits including equity and medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with LLMs is mandatory.
• Proven track record of solving real-world problems with AI or ML is essential.
• An advanced understanding of statistical techniques is required.
• STEM degree from a top university.
• Passionate about transformative AI technologies.
• Product-driven mindset: prioritizing practical ML solutions for better client outcomes.
• Proactive problem solver with a “get it done” attitude.
• Excellent communication skills for effective team collaboration.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and takes ownership end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Design and build LLM and ML-powered products across the platform.
• Collaborate with engineers to bring new AI capabilities to production.
• Improve AI product performance continuously.
• Continuously monitor and improve AI product performance and reasoning quality.
• Partner with product and design teams to prototype and iterate on new AI features and products.
• Stay ahead of the latest advances in Gen AI space, including agentic systems, reasoning capabilities and context engineering.

Skills

Hands-on experience with LLMs

Solving real-world problems with AI/ML

Advanced statistical and data-analysis skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive problem solver

Proactive problem solving

End-to-end ownership

Team collaboration

Education

STEM degree from a top university

Job description

Applied AI Engineer at Nevis

Nevis is building the world’s first AI wealth management platform. In just 9 months, Nevis has grown to have over $50 billion of assets under management on its platform and is on track to have over $100 billion by the end of this year.

Nevis is backed by world‑leading investors and has raised a total of $40 million from Sequoia Capital, ICONIQ and Ribbit.

The Role

We are looking for a talented and driven AI Engineer to join our core team at Nevis where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the next‑generation AI‑first wealthtech product. You will address critical challenges faced by our business clients by building LLM‑driven agentic automation pipelines and work with cutting‑edge LLM models to enhance reasoning capabilities.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build LLM and ML‑powered products and features across Nevis’ platform.
• Collaborate with engineers and product builders to bring new AI capabilities from experiment to production.
• Establish best practices and design novel approaches for AI development, testing, observability, and reliability.
• Continuously monitor and improve AI product performance and reasoning quality.
• Partner with product and design teams to prototype and iterate on new AI features and products.
• Stay ahead of the latest advances in Gen AI space, including agentic systems, reasoning capabilities and context engineering.

Who You Are

• Hands‑on experience with LLMs.
• Proven track record of solving real‑world problems with AI / ML.
• Advanced statistical and data‑analysis skills.
• STEM degree from a top university.
• Passionate about transformative AI technologies.
• Product‑driven mindset: prioritizing practical ML solutions for better client outcomes.
• Proactive problem solver with a “get it done” attitude.
• Excellent communication skills for effective team collaboration.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment and takes ownership end‑to‑end.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in AI startups.
• Strong publications or GitHub profile.

Why Join Nevis?

• Work alongside a high‑calibre founding team backed by some of the best investors in the world.
• Fast‑paced, high‑growth environment with the opportunity to shape how the business operates.
• Be part of a mission‑driven company transforming the wealth management industry with huge potential for global impact.
• 25 days’ annual leave.
• Private medical insurance.
• Competitive salary and benefits package, including company equity.