Data / AI Engineer

Change Digital – Digital & Tech Recruitment; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Change Digital – Digital & Tech Recruitment is seeking a Data Engineer to join its AI practice in the UK. You will work on AI-powered data engineering projects across LLMs, GenAI, RAG, and AI Agents, with a focus on delivering real business outcomes.

The role is hybrid with base offices in Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham. You will implement end-to-end data pipelines, ML workflows, and Azure AI integrations, collaborating with clients to drive measurable results.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years experience in Data Engineering.
• Strong Python and SQL development experience.
• Understanding of machine learning and data science fundamentals.
• Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, and RAG.
• Understanding of AI Agent frameworks and orchestration approaches.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for learning and innovation.
• Experience with Azure AI services and cloud-based AI platforms.
• Exposure to MLOps and LLMOps practices.
• Consulting or client-facing delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Data Engineering with modern data platforms.
• Building, testing, and deploying AI and Machine Learning solutions.
• Developing GenAI applications using LLMs, RAG architectures, and agentic workflows.
• Delivering end-to-end data science activities including feature engineering, model training, and evaluation.
• Writing clean, maintainable, production-focused Python code.
• Supporting model evaluation, monitoring, and optimisation.
• Collaborating with clients and project teams to deliver tangible business outcomes.

Skills

Python

SQL

Generative AI

LLMs

Prompt engineering

RAG

AI Agents

MLOps

LLMOps

Data Engineering

Communication

Tools

Azure AI services

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing AI practice and work on cutting-edge projects spanning Data Engineering, Generative AI, LLMs, AI Agents, Machine Learning, and Data Science. The role offers genuine responsibility, exposure to client-facing delivery, and a clear pathway to leadership.

Its hybrid working with your base office being Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham.

The Role

You will be an experienced Data Engineer who will play a key role in delivering AI-powered solutions across a variety of client projects. You'll work with Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents, and traditional machine learning techniques to solve real-world business challenges.

What You'll Be Doing

• Data Engineering with modern data platforms
• Building, testing, and deploying AI and Machine Learning solutions
• Developing GenAI applications using LLMs, RAG architectures, and agentic workflows
• Delivering end-to-end data science activities including feature engineering, model training, and evaluation
• Writing clean, maintainable, production-focused Python code
• Supporting model evaluation, monitoring, and optimisation
• Collaborating with clients and project teams to deliver tangible business outcomes

What We're Looking For

• 2-5years experience in Data Engineering
• Strong Python and SQL development experience
• Understanding of machine learning and data science fundamentals
• Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, and RAG
• Understanding of AI Agent frameworks and orchestration approaches
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for learning and innovation
• Experience with Azure AI services and cloud-based AI platforms
• Exposure to MLOps and LLMOps practices
• Consulting or client-facing delivery experience