Lead AI Engineer

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthtech company in the UK is seeking a Lead AI Engineer based in London, focusing on building and scaling NLP/document processing pipelines. This permanent role involves leading a small team while maintaining a hands-on technical focus. Candidates should have strong Python skills and a proven background in NLP and data engineering.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience managing or mentoring engineers.
• Proven delivery of NLP/OCR projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale NLP/document processing pipelines using microservices.
• Lead 2–3 reports (data scientists + AIOps engineer).
• Set engineering standards and lead architecture, code reviews, and deployment.

Skills

Python

NLP

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Machine Learning

Data Science

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trg.recruitment

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Lead AI Engineer

Location: Oxford/London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in office)

Type: Permanent

Interview Process: 3 stages

We're working with a UK-based healthtech company looking for a Lead AI Engineer. This role sits within a cross-functional Data & AI team, focused on taking NLP projects into production and improving system design and infrastructure. You’ll also guide a small technical team (2–3 people), but the focus remains deeply technical - ideal for someone from a software engineering background.

What you'll do:

• Build and scale NLP/document processing pipelines using microservices
• Lead 2–3 reports (data scientists + AIOps engineer)
• Set engineering standards and lead architecture, code reviews, and deployment
• Work with DevOps, product, and data teams to deliver production-ready solutions

What you’ll need:

• Strong Python and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
• Proven delivery of NLP/OCR projects with unstructured data
• Experience managing or mentoring engineers
• Experience in regulated domains
• Knowledge of semantic search, graph/vector databases
• Java or C# background and understanding of SOLID principles

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