Artificial Intelligence Engineer

James Adams; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

James Adams is seeking a Senior AI Engineer for a 6-month contract to integrate LLMs and AI capabilities into production-grade software. You will join a cross-functional team to translate complex requirements into reliable, scalable AI solutions ready for live environments.

The role demands 3+ years building AI/ML products deployed to production, strong expertise in AI architectures, and proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript. UK SC Clearance is required for this position.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building AI or ML products deployed to production.
• Deep AI/ML architectures: RAG, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, evals, LLM orchestration.
• Proficient in Python and/or TypeScript.
• Active UK SC Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI software.
• Incorporate RAG and agentic workflows into the product.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver at pace.
• Ensure reliability and high availability of AI features.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

LLM orchestration

AI/ML architectures

Production deployment

Job description

AI Engineer - Contract (6 Months, Outside IR35)

Fully Remote | SC Clearance Required

We're recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing UK technology company building AI-powered software used in critical, real-world operations. The work goes straight into live, production systems that real users depend on, in a sector where reliability and security are non-negotiable.

The Role

We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join on a 6-month contract, integrating LLM's and broader AI capabilities into production-grade software. You'll work as part of a cross-functional team, translating complex product requirements into reliable, scalable technical solutions, building AI that works, not just AI that demos well.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI software
• Apply emerging AI architecture patterns - RAG, agentic workflows, evals, fine-tuning, LLM orchestration directly into the product
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to ship technical solutions at pace
• Ensure the reliability and scalability of AI-powered features in a demanding, high-availability production environment
• Contribute to raising AI engineering practices and standards across the team

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years professionally developing products involving AI, LLMs, or applied machine learning/data science, with proven experience deploying models or AI systems into production
• Deep understanding of AI/ML architectures and patterns: RAG, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, evals, LLM orchestration, or equivalent applied ML/data science methods
• Python and/or TypeScript
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced envrionemt
• Active UK SC Clearance required

The Details

• 6-month initial contract, outside IR35
• Fully remote
• Competitive day rate, DOE
• Immediate/near-term start