Hybrid AI Automation Engineer — Python & R Shiny

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Technologies Recruitment in the UK is seeking an AI Automation/Application Engineer to join their Business Digital, Data & AI Infrastructure group. The role focuses on turning business needs into working AI tools, dashboards and automation, collaborating with IT, Data Governance, Information Security and Quality & Compliance.

You will be a hands‑on builder who moves fast, tests with real users and delivers maintainable code, with hybrid working from Welwyn Garden City and on‑site 2–3

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• At least 3 years building data applications or internal tools for business teams.
• Strong Python for scripting, automation and data processing.
• Solid R and Shiny experience for building and deploying apps.
• Good SQL and REST API integration capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AI skills and agents for repetitive tasks.
• Develop R Shiny (or Shiny for Python) apps with built‑in AI assistants.
• Automate manual steps across business tools and documents.
• Build data pipelines and integrations from source systems.
• Write tested, version‑controlled code with clear documentation.
• Run user testing, train users and gather feedback.
• Maintain live tools as source systems change.

Skills

Python

R & Shiny

SQL & APIs

Generative AI

Git & Version Control

Translating business needs to tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Data Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

LangGraph

Docker

AWS

BI tools

Job description

Randstad Technologies Recruitment in the UK is seeking an AI Automation/Application Engineer to join their Business Digital, Data & AI Infrastructure group. The role focuses on turning business needs into working AI tools, dashboards and automation, collaborating with IT, Data Governance, Information Security and Quality & Compliance.

You will be a hands‑on builder who moves fast, tests with real users and delivers maintainable code, with hybrid working from Welwyn Garden City and on‑site 2–3