Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services seeks a highly skilled AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy next‑generation agentic AI at enterprise scale. You will combine deep expertise in Python, ML infra, LLMs and cloud-native engineering to deliver production‑grade intelligent systems.

You will collaborate with architects, data scientists, product teams and business stakeholders to deploy autonomous AI solutions that transform operations and drive efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience designing large-scale distributed AI systems.
• Strong Python, ML infra and LLM workflows.
• Proven ownership of cross-functional AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive agentic AI initiatives and define architecture.
• Design and operate production-grade agentic AI systems.
• Develop orchestration layers, memory and grounding pipelines.
• Lead technical design reviews and balance autonomy, safety, and scalability.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver cross-cutting AI projects.
• Evaluate emerging models and translate into enterprise improvements.

Skills

Distributed systems

LLM systems

Python

Gen AI

Agentic AI

PyTorch

TensorFlow

HuggingFace

LangChain

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

AWS

Azure

Vertex AI

Containerization

Data pipelines

Back-end APIs

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Airflow

Spark

Kafka

Redis

PostgreSQL

Job description

Job Type: Permanent

Location: London, UK (Hybrid)

Number of hours: 40 hours per week – full time

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Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose‑led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Innovation driven by ambition: Gain exposure to innovative technology. Be part of an exciting team where you will be challenged every day.
• Limitless scope: Support many of the biggest brands in the UK. Guide and collaborate with some of the brightest global minds in the industry.
• Global, distinct perspectives: Build strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy next‑generation AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions at enterprise scale. The ideal candidate will combine deep expertise in Python, Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG architectures, AI Agents, and cloud‑native engineering to deliver production‑grade intelligent systems.

You will work with architects, data scientists, product teams, and business stakeholders to develop autonomous AI solutions that drive business transformation and operational excellence.

Your responsibilities:

• Drive technical direction for agentic AI initiatives, influencing architecture patterns, autonomy boundaries, and system design.
• Design, build, and operate production‑grade agentic AI systems used across multiple products.
• Own and evolve shared agentic AI capabilities, including:
• Design and Develop Agent frameworks and orchestration layers
• Planning, tool use, and memory strategies
• Design Retrieval and grounding (RAG) pipelines
• LLM infrastructure, inference, and model gateways
• Evaluation, observability, and safety tooling for autonomous systems
• Lead technical design reviews and help teams navigate trade‑offs involving autonomy, safety, reliability, scalability, and cost.
• Partner across teams to deliver complex, cross‑cutting agentic AI initiatives from concept to production.
• Evaluate emerging models, techniques, and agentic patterns and translate them into practical, enterprise‑ready improvements.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Experience building large‑scale distributed systems + strong experience with LLM systems, agentic workflows or advanced ML infrastructure, async processing, queues, and streaming systems
• Experience working on Python, Gen AI, Agentic AI
• Advanced proficiency in Python, Hands‑on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face.
• Practical knowledge of model orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI), Familiarity with vector databases
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure AI, Google Cloud Vertex AI) and containerization technologies
• Proven ownership of complex, cross‑cutting agentic systems spanning multiple teams or products.
• Strong engineering fundamentals across backend systems, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
• Deep experience across the agentic AI stack, including planning, tool use, memory, and evaluation.
• Fluency with AI‑assisted and agentic development workflows.
• Ability to influence technical direction and align teams without formal authority.
• Problem‑solving, cross‑functional collaboration, and the ability to articulate complex AI concepts to non‑technical business stakeholders
• Experience working in BFSI Domain
• End to End architecture knowledge on AI/GenAI/AgenticAI

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail] if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at [e-mail] with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / [phone] to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.