LLM Engineer - 12 month contract - Fully remote

Opus Recruitment Solutions; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Contract LLM Engineer for a 12-month fully remote role. The ideal candidate will have strong Python skills and experience with large language models. Responsibilities include building and deploying AI features and fine-tuning LLMs for real-world applications. Competitive rate of £500–£600/day offered, with a potential extension.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Python experience in software engineering.
• Familiarity with fine-tuning and deploying LLMs.
• Experience with cloud platforms and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI features using Python.
• Fine-tune, integrate, and scale LLMs for applications.

Skills

Strong Python engineering background

Experience with LLMs (e.g., Hugging Face, OpenAI, LangChain)

Model fine-tuning

RAG pipelines

Cloud experience (AWS/GCP)

CI/CD

Docker

Model optimization

Quantization

Open-source contributions

Job description

LLM Engineer - 12 month contract - Fully remote

Location: Remote (UK/EU preferred)

Contract

Rate: £500–£600/day (Outside IR35)

Duration: 12 months (Possibility of extension)

Start: ASAP

Job Description:

We are seeking a Contract LLM Engineer to help build and deploy cutting-edge AI features using Python and large language models. The role involves fine-tuning, integrating, and scaling LLMs for real-world applications.

Key Skills:

1. Strong Python engineering background
2. Experience with LLMs (e.g., Hugging Face, OpenAI, LangChain)
3. Model fine-tuning, RAG pipelines, vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone)
4. Cloud experience (AWS/GCP), CI/CD, Docker
5. Bonus: Knowledge of model optimization, quantization, or open-source contributions

If interested, please send your CV to the provided contact.