Senior AI Engineer

Primus Connect; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Remote-first UK

Bonus up to 10%

AWS & Databricks certifications

Training & partner tools

Long-term progression

Job summary

Primus Connect is seeking a Senior Applied AI Engineer to lead end-to-end AI/GenAI workstreams for enterprise clients, from defining success to production delivery and continuous improvement.

You will design and build AI/GenAI systems, deploy models on AWS and/or Databricks, and mentor engineers while collaborating closely with technical and non-technical clients.

Qualifications

• Proven experience taking AI models, systems or products into production.
• Strong Python, system design and testing skills.
• Experience with LLMs / GenAI and cloud deployment.
• Strong stakeholder management and delivery ownership.
• Consultancy or AI-driven product experience.

Responsibilities

• Own AI/GenAI workstreams end-to-end from defining success to production delivery.
• Design and build AI & GenAI systems end-to-end.
• Deploy models/LLMs across AWS and/or Databricks.
• Mentor engineers and lead technical delivery.
• Evaluate model performance and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Python

GenAI

LLMs

System design

Testing

Stakeholder management

Consultancy experience

Tools

AWS

Databricks

CI/CD

Python

Job description

I’m working with a specialist engineering consultancy at the forefront of Generative & Applied AI, helping global organisations move AI from experimentation into real, production grade solutions.

They’re now looking for a Senior Applied AI Engineer to join their growing Engineering practice.

You’ll own AI/GenAI workstreams end-to-end from defining success and designing systems through to production delivery, optimisation and measuring business impact.

You’ll also:

• Design and build AI & GenAI systems end-to-end
• Work heavily with Python and modern AI technologies
• Deploy models/LLMs across AWS and or Databricks
• Build with strong CI/CD and testing practices
• Work directly with technical & non-technical clients
• Mentor engineers and lead technical delivery
• Evaluate model performance and drive continuous improvement

What They're Looking For

• Proven experience taking AI models, systems or products into production
• Strong Python, system design and testing skills
• Experience with LLMs / GenAI and cloud deployment
• Strong stakeholder management and delivery ownership
• Consultancy or AI-driven product experience

Bonus: RAG, agentic workflows, ML/Data Science, Data Engineering, MLOps, AWS or Databricks certifications, responsible AI and production monitoring.

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £95,000 (DOE)
• Remote first UK
• Bonus of up to 10%
• Private health insurance
• Projects with global brands & public-sector leaders
• AWS & Databricks certifications, training & partner tools
• Bonus structure & long-term progression

Sponsorship is not available with this position and you must be based in the UK.