Applied AI Engineer

Loveholidays; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% company pension

Individualised training budget

Discounted holidays

20–30 days holiday (with service)

Cycle to work scheme

Eye care vouchers

Job summary

loveholidays is seeking a Lead Applied AI Engineer to join the AI Centre of Excellence within the broader Business IT & AI Operations. You will shape and govern AI-enabled SaaS platforms, collaborating with engineering, security, vendors and business stakeholders to deliver impactful, reliable automation from day one.

You will design agentic AI workflows, integrate models and data, monitor performance and cost, and drive scalable AI solutions that empower both customers and colleagues across the

Qualifications

• Experience building agentic AI workflows that combine models, tools and data.
• Familiarity with Google ADK or similar frameworks is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, webhooks and data pipelines for SaaS integrations.
• Experience with cloud environments, CI/CD, observability and secure operations.

Responsibilities

• Administer and improve SaaS platforms and AI-enabled services, including configuration and lifecycle management.
• Build and maintain AI workflows and automation pipelines connecting models, tools and data.
• Design and test agentic AI workflows using frameworks like Google ADK.
• Monitor service health, usage and cost; lead testing and incident triage to improve reliability.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, security and vendors to translate needs into configurations and automations.
• Document configurations, dependencies and runbooks with secure change-management.

Skills

SaaS administration

Applied AI workflows

Agentic workflows

API & data integration

Cloud environments

Tools

Google ADK

Google Cloud Platform

CI/CD

Job description

Why loveholidays?

We're on a mission to open the world to everyone, giving our customers unlimited choice, unmatched ease and unmissable value for their next getaway.

Our trailblaze together culture is what drives our success, powered by our people and the way they work. Using progressive technology, we drive cutting-edge innovation and improve how our customers discover, book and experience their holidays. You'll have the opportunity to accelerate your growth through meaningful challenges, new experiences and the freedom to shape your own path. You'll create impact for our future by taking ownership, contributing to shared goals and helping shape what comes next, all as part of our enhanced international community of talented, collaborative and passionate teams.

The difference you'll make:

You'll sit in the Applied AI who are part of the wider AI Centre of Excellence reporting to the Lead Applied AI Engineer. You'll work closely with our business verticals, engineering, security, vendors and business stakeholders to build, administer and improve the AI-enabled systems and SaaS platforms that support our customers and colleagues.

Together, the Centre of Excellence teams builds and operates applied and agentic AI workflows, SaaS services, integrations and data pipelines to deliver the business objectives of the supported verticals. You'll contribute to production services from day one, developing your skills while improving reliability, automation and operational outcomes.

The team sits within Business IT & AI Operations, providing the technical expertise, governance and operational ownership that help loveholidays scale intelligent automation and well-run business systems safely and effectively.

Your day-to-day:

• Administer and continuously improve a rangeSaaS platforms and AI-enabled services, including configuration, access, environments, integrations and lifecycle management.
• Build and maintain applied and agentic AI workflows and automation pipelines that connect models, tools, business data, APIs and SaaS systems.
• Use Google ADK or similar frameworks to build, test and iterate on tool-using agents and AI-powered automations.
• Monitor service health, usage, cost and performance; lead testing, evaluation and incident triage to improve reliability and prevent recurring issues.
• Partner with product, engineering, security, vendors and business teams to translate needs into effective platform configurations, integrations and automations.
• Document configurations, dependencies and runbooks, applying secure change-management, governance and operational practices.

Your skillset:

• SaaS Administration: Experience administering cloud-based business systems, including configuration, user access, environments, integrations, release management and vendor support.
• Applied AI & Agentic Workflows: Experience building agentic workflows that combine models, tools and business data, including orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation and evaluation. Familiarity with Google ADK or similar frameworks is desirable.
• API & Data Integration: Strong knowledge of REST APIs, webhooks and event-driven or scheduled pipelines for connecting SaaS platforms, AI services and backend systems.
• Familiarity with cloud environments, preferably Google Cloud Platform, CI/CD, observability, incident management and secure operational practices.

The interview journey:

• Intro with a member of the Talent Acquisition team - 30 mins
• 1st stage video interview with Lead Applied AI Engineer - 1 hour
• Applied AI and SaaS administration task
• Final stage with Director of Applied AI and senior stakeholders - 1 hour

Perks of joining us:

• Company pension contributions at 5%
• Individualised training budget for you to learn on the job and level yourself up
• Discounted holidays for you, your family and friends
• 25 days of holidays per annum (plus 8 public holidays) increases by 1 day for every second year of service, up to a maximum 30 days per annum
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave
• Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan and eye care vouchers

Our commitment to inclusion:

At loveholidays, we focus on creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute, grow and succeed. We value the different perspectives, experiences and ideas each person brings, because they help us work better together, challenge our thinking and make stronger decisions.

As we continue to grow and evolve, we want everyone to feel supported and able to do their best work. We're also committed to making our hiring process accessible, so please let our Talent Acquisition team know if you need any adjustments at any stage.