Senior AI Software Engineer - Gen AI & NLP

Capita; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop AI products and systems. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing innovative AI solutions using machine learning models. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of engineering experience, strong proficiency in Python and SQL, and a background in cloud services like AWS. This position offers a competitive salary and a supportive work environment focused on creativity and growth.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

23 days’ holiday (rising to 27)

Paid volunteering day

Company matched pension and life assurance

Voluntary benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• Total engineering experience of at least 4 years with 2 years in relevant role.
• Clear communication skills with stakeholders and engineers.
• Understanding of Engineering and AI creation ethics.
• Strong time management skills and dedication to quality.
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate effectively.
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and innovation skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing AI systems for existing processes.
• Building data pipelines leveraging LLMs or other models.
• Creating software following best engineering practices.
• Building testing frameworks to evaluate model performance.

Skills

Proficient in Python

Proficient in SQL

Experience with Terraform

Extensive experience with AWS

Experience with NLP

AI/ML experience

Experience with backend frameworks

Database management

Testing framework experience

Understanding of event-driven architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

FastAPI

AWS Bedrock

Version control systems

Job description

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop AI products and systems. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing innovative AI solutions using machine learning models. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of engineering experience, strong proficiency in Python and SQL, and a background in cloud services like AWS. This position offers a competitive salary and a supportive work environment focused on creativity and growth.