Senior AI Engineer - Remote Contract (UK SC Cleared)

James Adams; Slough; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

James Adams is seeking a Senior AI Engineer for a 6-month contract (outside IR35) to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI software. The role is fully remote in the UK, with live production systems and high-availability requirements.

You will integrate LLMs, apply RAG and orchestration patterns, collaborate with product and engineering teams, and ensure scalable AI features. Active UK SC Clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years developing AI/ML products with production deployments.
• Deep understanding of AI architectures including RAG, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, evals, LLM orchestration.
• Experience delivering in fast-paced environments with production systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI software.
• Apply AI architecture patterns (RAG, agentic workflows, evals, LLM orchestration) directly into the product.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ship technical solutions quickly.
• Ensure reliability and scalability of AI-powered features in high-availability environments.
• Contribute to raising AI engineering practices and standards across the team.

Skills

AI/ML architectures

Python/TypeScript

UK SC Clearance

Job description

James Adams is seeking a Senior AI Engineer for a 6-month contract (outside IR35) to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI software. The role is fully remote in the UK, with live production systems and high-availability requirements.

You will integrate LLMs, apply RAG and orchestration patterns, collaborate with product and engineering teams, and ensure scalable AI features. Active UK SC Clearance is required.