Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Better Placed; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Better Placed in Warrington is looking for an AI Engineer to join a growing technology team. This engineering role focuses on building practical AI applications that bring real value, turning prototypes into production-ready solutions.

You’ll work on RAG, retrieval-based applications, AI agents, APIs, and Azure deployments, and collaborate with software engineers to deliver scalable, reliable AI capabilities across business systems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on commercial experience with LLMs and Generative AI.
• Built AI-powered software with real-world impact.
• Experience developing cloud-based AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered applications using LLMs/Generative AI.
• Build RAG and retrieval-based AI projects.
• Create AI agents and autonomous workflows.
• Integrate AI into existing APIs and business systems.

Skills

LLMs

Generative AI

RAG

APIs

Azure

C#/.NET

Python

CI/CD

Tools

Azure Machine Learning

Microsoft AI Foundry

Job description

My client is looking for an AI Engineer to join a growing technology team in Warrington.

This is primarily an engineering role rather than a traditional Data Science position. You'll be designing and building applications and services that make practical use of Generative AI, taking ideas from early prototypes through to reliable, production-ready solutions.

It's a great opportunity for an engineer who has already gained hands-on commercial experience with LLMs and Generative AI and now wants to work on larger-scale applications where the technology is being used to solve genuine business problems.

The Role

You'll work on a range of AI-focused engineering projects, including:

• Building applications and services powered by LLMs and Generative AI
• Developing RAG and retrieval-based applications
• Building AI agents and intelligent automation
• Integrating AI capabilities into existing applications, APIs and business systems
• Working with structured and unstructured data
• Taking AI applications from prototype through to production
• Developing and deploying solutions within Azure
• Improving the performance, reliability and scalability of existing AI applications
• Working with software engineers and stakeholders to identify where AI can add genuine value
• Exploring emerging AI technologies and assessing where they can be practically applied

You'll have the opportunity to contribute to technical decisions and help shape how AI is used across the wider organisation.

About You

I'm interested in speaking with AI Engineers or Software Engineers who have developed strong practical experience with modern AI technologies.

You'll ideally have experience across several of the following:

• RAG
• C#/.NET or Python
• AI agents or agentic workflows
• APIs and systems integration
• Cloud-based application development
• CI/CD and modern software engineering practices

Experience with technologies such as Microsoft AI Foundry, Azure Machine Learning or similar AI platforms would be particularly useful, but isn't essential.

The key thing I'm looking for is someone who can demonstrate that they have actually built AI-powered software, rather than simply experimented with AI tools or completed personal projects.

You'll need good software engineering fundamentals and an understanding of what it takes to move an AI application into a reliable production environment.

The Opportunity

Rather than being restricted to one narrow project, you'll get exposure to a range of AI use cases and have the opportunity to experiment with new technologies while still being focused on building things that deliver measurable value.

There's plenty of scope to influence technical direction as the AI capability continues to develop.