Lead AI Engineer

WJEC CBAC Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational body in the UK is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to design and deploy AI solutions that enhance innovation and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong coding skills in TypeScript and REACT, experience with AI/ML frameworks, and a commitment to ethical AI development. This position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Free Welsh language courses

Generous pension scheme

Numerous family friendly policies

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Proven experience with AI-powered applications or solutions.
• Comfortable coaching/mentoring others in new technologies.
• Commitment to ethical and responsible AI development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI solutions across the organisation.
• Lead the development lifecycle of AI-related use cases.
• Establish and maintain coding standards and best practices.

Skills

Strong coding skills in TypeScript

Strong coding skills in REACT

Experience with AI/ML frameworks

Deep understanding of MLOps

Experience with cloud-based AI services

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Hugging Face

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Lead AI Engineer

Salary: £50,364 - £53,982 per annum (Grade 11)

Contract type: Full-time (36.5 hours per week), Permanent

The challenge

At WJEC, we contribute to our education communities by providing trusted qualifications and specialist support, to allow our learners the opportunity to reach their full potential. This is a fantastic chance to be part of an organisation that both encourages and enhances the minds of tomorrow.

The role

The Lead AI Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of AI solutions across the organisation, ensuring AI technologies deliver innovation, efficiency, and value in both assessment and resource development. They will support the development lifecycle of AI-related use cases, leading the technical design and implementation to ensure solutions are robust, ethical, and aligned with organisational strategy.

They will establish and maintain coding standards, model development processes, and best practices for AI, managing a small team of AI developers, providing technical leadership and mentoring along the way. This is an exciting role which will help to keep the organisation at the forefront of AI innovation by researching and applying emerging technologies in practical, scalable ways.

About you

Technically, the right candidate will have strong coding skills in TypeScript and REACT; and experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face) and a deep understanding of MLOps, cloud-based AI services (AWS, Azure, GCP), and deployment pipelines. Candidates should have some experience developing AI-powered applications or solutions and be comfortable coaching/mentoring others in these new technologies. Fundamentally, candidates must be able to demonstrate their commitment to ethical and responsible AI development.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave together with 16 days statutory and additional holidays (adjusted for part‑time and compressed working patterns)
• Free Welsh language courses
• A generous pension scheme
• Numerous family friendly policies
• Hybrid working model – ability to split time between WJEC offices and working at home; applicants across the UK are welcome, but regular working from our Cardiff offices will be required (typically once per week)

If you would like to know more about this role, or about working at WJEC, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team, who will be more than happy to help.

Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 16 November 2025