Lead AI Engineer - Hedge Fund

Client Server Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Self development

Career progression

Job summary

Client Server Ltd. in London is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to drive AI adoption, prototype opportunities, and deliver end-to-end AI projects. You will work closely with the CTO and leadership to shape the technical strategy while remaining hands-on with implementation.

Ideal candidates have senior Python/TypeScript skills, experience in finance, and strong stakeholder management. The role offers a hybrid model with weekly office presence in Central London.

Qualifications

• Applied AI experience across data science and software engineering.
• Senior level software engineer with strong Python and TypeScript.
• Experience in financial services, FinTech or hedge fund environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI engineering initiatives and drive AI adoption across the business.
• Collaborate with CTO and tech leadership to define technical strategy.
• Build and deploy AI applications and agentic workflows end-to-end.
• Engage with Compliance and Information Security on governance and data security.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Backend engineering

Financial services experience

Education

BSc STEM

Job description

London, Greater London | £200k - £220k per year

Lead AI Engineer / Developer (Python / TypeScript) London to £220k+

Are you a skilled backend focussed Software Engineer with experience of delivering AI systems and transformations?

You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands‑on role at a Hedge Fund with complex work and substantial bonus earning potential.

As a Lead AI Engineer you will collaborate closely with the CTO and tech leadership team to introduce and drive the adoption of AI tools within the business. You'll help establish the technical strategy but will be hands‑on with implementing change and processes in an impactful role with a lot of influence.

You'll build and deploy AI applications and agentic workflows across the firm, owning projects end‑to‑end from identifying opportunities and prototyping through stakeholder engagement, development, deployment and post production support. You'll work with both structured and unstructured data, including market and tick data, research, reports, documents and web sourced information.

Evaluating emerging AI tools and technologies, you'll recommend best practices for wider adoption, while establishing practical standards for AI assisted coding and agentic development. Working closely with Compliance and Information Security, you'll help define approaches to data security, governance and responsible AI adoption.

As an AI advocate across the firm, you'll also educate and support colleagues, helping them understand how AI can enhance their workflows and encouraging practical adoption of new capabilities.

Location / WFH:

You'll join colleagues in the impressive Central London office with flexibility to work from home once a week.

About you:

• You have demonstrated experience in applied AI, with experience of working in data science, software engineering, data engineering, or other relevant discipline
• You're a skilled, senior level Software Engineer with strong Python and TypeScript
• You have experience within a financial services, FinTech or Hedge Fund environment, with a good understanding of industry terms
• You have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, you're able to effectively influence and interact with both technical staff and non-technical business stakeholders
• You have achieved a 2.1 or above at BSc in a STEM discipline from a top tier university (i.e. Russel Group, Oxbridge)

What's in it for you:

As a Lead AI Engineer you will receive a competitive package:

• Salary to £220k + Bonus (negotiable package, total comp c£300k)
• Pension
• Self development and career progression opportunities