Lead AI Engineer

OutSystems; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global tech company in Bristol is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to design AI-powered products for enterprise-level applications. You will develop AI features, collaborating with cross-functional teams and leveraging advanced AI techniques. Ideal candidates have a Ph.D. and over 7 years of AI experience, proficient in programming and containerization tools. Join a pioneering team enabling companies to dramatically enhance their capabilities.

Benefits

Career development

Innovative work environment

Diverse workplace

Global work culture

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in Machine Learning and AI Engineering roles.
• Hands-on with LLM frameworks and AI platforms.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI products inspired by Advanced AI techniques.
• Apply methods like In-Context Learning and Tool Calling.
• Collaborate with teams for product development.

Skills

Machine Learning

AI Engineering

Python

In-Context Learning

Prompt Engineering

Tool Calling

Education

Ph.D. or MSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, AI, or ML

Tools

Databricks

mlflow

Docker

langchain

llamaindex

Job description

There are NO limits to your career: come shape the future and be part of a truly unique global culture at OutSystems!

About This Role

As a Lead AI Engineer in our Artificial Intelligence Group, you will be working on our Mentor line of products. Your main role will be to design and bring to life AI products and features applied to the problem of Enterprise Vibe Coding (vibe coding for “serious software”), covering the full Software Development Lifecycle. To do this, you will work alongside the rest of the group to push the state-of-the-art and build the next generation of AI-native developer tools. The sky's the limit and you’ll help us get there.

Key Responsibilities

• Stay up to date with the state-of-the-art in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and apply it to the problem of Enterprise Vibe Coding;
• Make use of techniques such as In-Context Learning (Prompt Engineering & Retrieval Augmented Generation) and Tool Calling to guide Agents to perform as intended;
• Work in an “eval-driven development” methodology, applying evaluation techniques such as model-based critiques, semantic accuracy benchmarks, and tool-use success rates as the basis for developing robust, reliable, and production-ready LLM Agents;
• Work across the entire lifecycle of product development, from ideation, through prototyping and designing to implementation and evaluation;
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship and iterate on production-grade AI products;
• Own the end-to-end development of AI features of a customer-facing product, ensuring software quality, observability and scalability;
• Be a thought leader in the space, advancing the field by putting the most forward ideas into practice in a large-scale project.

Qualifications / What You Need To Succeed

• Ph.D. or MSc degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related technical fields is highly valued.
• 7+ years of work experience in Machine Learning and AI Engineering roles, preferably building with LLMs and/or Agentic Systems, from development to production.
• Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks (e.g. langchain, langgraph, llamaindex, langsmith), AI platforms (e.g. Databricks, mlflow) and containerization solutions (e.g. Docker) is valued.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and proficiency in Python are a must.
• Be creative, ambitious and curious. Be resourceful and innovative.

The Longer Story:

OutSystems enables enterprise teams to build AI-powered applications and agents that reduce manual work, streamline internal operations, and accelerate impact. A proven low-code foundation combined with agentic AI and AI app generation capabilities empowers teams to move up to 10x faster with the assurance of security, scalability, and governance built in.

As the future becomes agentic, our customers need us now more than ever. AI has opened the door to extraordinary possibilities—but inside the enterprise, things are moving fast and feeling chaotic. Some early adopters are making progress in production, but for many, AI tools are sprawling without governance, data isn’t ready, and talent isn’t there yet. Enterprises are still drowning in application backlogs and struggling with legacy systems. But with the right platform, AI doesn’t have to add to the chaos. It can become the breakthrough that brings clarity—and drives real, enterprise-wide impact. At OutSystems, we’ve built that platform, providing the tools necessary for enterprises to overcome these hurdles.

We are looking for passionate, talented, and motivated people to join us in helping our customers build, deploy, and scale apps and agents—fast, helping them accelerate innovation while enabling secure, governed human-AI collaboration.

OutSystems is a truly global company, with more than 850,000 developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 500 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Founded in 2001, OutSystems has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Singapore, and of course has a thriving, worldwide community of remote employees.

Amongst our customers are some of the world’s most recognizable brands across diverse industries—brands like Toyota, Heineken, Bosch, KeyBank, and UCLA. These customers are the reason we have a 4.6 star rating on G2. Their success is ours, and their stories demonstrate tangible ROI and transformational impact. We are a 9x Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Low-Code Application Platforms and a multi-year leader in the Forrester Wave. We’re recognized not just as leaders but as visionaries with a strong ability to execute, now extending our leadership into the AI and agentic application development arena.

Working at OutSystems

Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in doing excellent work to pursue our vision of providing the AI-powered low-code development platform enterprise leaders trust to build, secure, and evolve their business applications, agents, and core systems. Our culture is focused on our core values of trust, customer success, innovation, and alignment. Our team members operate with transparency, integrity, and accountability, define success through the lens of the outcomes we deliver for our customers, push the boundaries with excellence, and work together toward our shared vision to deliver on what matters most.

What do we have to offer you?

• A company that is always growing, changing, and innovating. We challenge each other to innovate in our products, in our team, and how we use our own technology. And we give our teams space to be proactive and creative.
• Real career opportunities. We care about growth and development. Yes, vertical career progression is a possibility, but it's not the only one. From lateral moves and joining different teams to mastering specialized skills, we support your growth no matter what your goals are.
• Work colleagues that are as smart, hard-working, and driven as you. We act as one global OutSystems team, taking ownership and working together toward a shared vision.
• Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA. In fact, it’s why our company exists.
• We ask “why” a lot. It helps us connect our individual work to the bigger picture and sometimes even uncover a better way.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Then we’d love to hear from you!

OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best. A company that embraces the creativity and innovation that comes through diverse perspectives. We are committed to creating a team that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration regardless of race, place of origin, color, age, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.