Senior AI Engineer

Futurice; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning budget (£1,200/year)

Private health insurance (WPA)

Flexible, remote-first working

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Futurice is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join their AI & Data team in Greater London. The role involves designing intelligent applications and workflows, advising clients, and mentoring junior engineers to enhance their AI capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in AI engineering, proficiency in Python, and knowledge of modern GenAI tools. Futurice offers a flexible working environment, a salary range of £60,000 – £90,000, and numerous employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI or applied data-intensive software engineering.
• Proficiency in Python with clean, maintainable, production-quality code.
• Experience with libraries and tools like Pinecone, HuggingFace, or LangChain.

Responsibilities

• Design and build cutting-edge AI applications across various sectors.
• Advise clients on AI strategy and contribute to proposals.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to AI practices.

Skills

Hands-on experience in AI or applied data-intensive software engineering

Proficiency in Python

Experience with modern GenAI tooling

Understanding of agentic architectures

Experience with RAG systems

Cloud platform experience (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Interest in client-facing work

Curiosity over ego

Job description

Join us! We’re always happy to hear from people who are eager to learn and grow, and share our values. Read more about the role and apply.

About The Role

As a Senior AI Engineer at Futurice, you'll be part of our growing AI & Data team, designing and building the intelligent applications and workflows that sit at the heart of our client work. You'll shape solutions, advise clients, and help define how Futurice builds and delivers AI at scale.

You’ll work across the full lifecycle: from early‑stage ideation and proposals through to building and deploying production‑quality, cloud‑native GenAI applications for clients across industries like media, retail, and automotive. You’ll also mentor junior engineers and make meaningful contributions to our internal AI practices.

Skills & Requirements

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience – in AI or applied data‑intensive software engineering, or equivalent experience. A track record of taking projects from idea to production is what matters most.
• Proficiency in Python – You write clean, maintainable, production‑quality code and have experience taking systems from idea to production and keeping them running.
• Modern GenAI tooling – You have hands‑on experience with libraries and tools like Pinecone, HuggingFace, LangChain/LangSmith, or CrewAI, and you know how to pick the right tool for the job.
• Understanding of agentic architectures – You’re comfortable designing systems involving tool use, orchestration, evaluation, and multi‑agent patterns, and you understand the trade‑offs involved.
• Experience with RAG systems – You have a solid understanding of retrieval‑augmented generation systems and pipelines, and you’ve built them in real‑world contexts.
• Cloud platform experience – You’re experienced with at least one of Azure, AWS, or GCP, and comfortable deploying and maintaining systems in production.
• Interest in client‑facing work – You enjoy the full picture. You’re as happy in a client workshop or contributing to a proposal as you are building. You can explain complex ideas clearly and build trust with clients.
• Curiosity over ego – You approach disagreement with empathy, learn from feedback, and care more about getting things right than being right.

You don’t need experience in everything in the world of GenAI, we know it moves fast. We’re looking for people who are strong in a few areas and take the initiative to grow in others. Tell us what you’ve been exploring lately!

In This Role, You Will

• Design and build cutting‑edge AI applications – from MCP servers and voice‑to‑voice real‑time apps to RAG bots and multi‑agent systems. You’ll work on technology that’s genuinely new territory.
• Advise clients on AI strategy – join workshops, contribute to proposals, and help clients understand what’s possible and what’s right for them. You’ll be a trusted voice in conversations with clients, shaping direction alongside them.
• Build demos and PoCs – fast, purposeful, and client‑ready. You know how to show something compelling without over‑engineering it.
• Mentor junior engineers – share knowledge, review code thoughtfully, and help grow the team around you.
• Shape our AI practice – contribute to shared tools, frameworks, and ways of working. How Futurice delivers AI is something we build together.

Next Steps - who you’ll meet and for what

• Talent screening call (30m) – with someone from our People Team to learn about you, your ambitions, and answer your questions about the role.
• Skills‑based interview (45m) – a technical interview with our team.
• Coding Task (1 hour) – you can either bring your own code/architecture to walk us through, or complete a task provided.
• Values interview (45m) – with a cross‑functional duo to explore how you work, what drives you, and how you align with our culture of care, trust, transparency, and continuous improvement.

What Futurice Offers You

We use a transparent salary model based on your skills, responsibilities, and impact. The salary band for this role is £60,000 – £90,000 depending on experience.

• A supportive, values‑driven team culture where individuality is celebrated.
• A personal learning budget (£1,200/year), mentoring, and knowledge‑sharing sessions.
• Flexible, remote‑first working with colleagues across the UK and EU.
• Private health insurance (WPA), pension contributions (6%+), and wellbeing support (£50/month via Juno).
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off — increasing by 1 day per year after 3 years’ service (capped at 30).
• A tiered parental leave policy (16 weeks maternity, 4 weeks partner, full pay depending on tenure).
• EV salary sacrifice scheme (depending on tenure).
• A clear career framework with review cycles every 6 months and a genuine path to a permanent role.

Please note: Unfortunately we won’t be able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.