Lead Applied AI Engineer — Production ML & MLOps

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

25 days holiday

Learning & development budget

AI assistant subscription

Cycle to Work

Volunteer days

Regular company socials

Job summary

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd is partnering with a high-growth AI and technology consultancy to lead the Applied AI and MLOps practice. The Lead Applied AI Engineer will own technical delivery across client engagements, design production-grade AI systems, and guide solution architecture while mentoring delivery teams.

You'll work directly with customers to shape strategy, contribute to pre-sales, and drive best practices across the organisation, with hybrid work in Manchester and UK

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering production-grade AI/ML solutions.
• Experience leading technical delivery across teams and projects.
• Strong stakeholder communication and client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of Applied AI and ML projects.
• Remain hands-on with software development while providing technical leadership.
• Guide architecture, engineering standards and decision-making.
• Work with clients to understand business needs and define solutions.
• Lead sprint planning, technical reviews and agile delivery processes.
• Mentor engineers and support their professional development.
• Manage technical risks and ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Contribute to hiring, interviewing and team growth.
• Support business development through technical proposals and designs.
• Stay ahead of trends across AI, ML, MLOps and cloud technologies.

Skills

Python production

ML/Generative AI

LLMs/RAG

Cloud platforms

DevOps / IaC

Team leadership

Mentoring engineers

Client-facing

Git

Linux/Unix

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Linux

Open-source AI

MLOps tooling

Job description

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd is partnering with a high-growth AI and technology consultancy to lead the Applied AI and MLOps practice. The Lead Applied AI Engineer will own technical delivery across client engagements, design production-grade AI systems, and guide solution architecture while mentoring delivery teams.

You'll work directly with customers to shape strategy, contribute to pre-sales, and drive best practices across the organisation, with hybrid work in Manchester and UK