Senior Applied AI Engineer

Incubator for Artificial Intelligence; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Incubator for AI (i.AI) in the UK is seeking a Senior Applied AI Engineer to move frontier AI from experimentation to production. You will join small, high-performing teams building and deploying AI systems that solve public-sector challenges at national scale.

You’ll design evaluations, implement production-grade models, explore new techniques, and collaborate with product, design and policy specialists to turn complex problems into impactful services.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping AI products from concept to production.
• Strong software engineering practices and testing.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams including policy experts.

Responsibilities

• Design evaluations and benchmarks for AI models.
• Build production-grade AI systems at national scale.
• Explore new modelling approaches and techniques.
• Collaborate with product, design and policy teams to turn challenges into impactful products.

Tools

Python

TypeScript

AWS

Azure

GCP

PyTorch

LangGraph

LangChain

DSPy

Langfuse

Inspect

Job description

Senior Applied AI Engineer | Incubator for AI (i.AI)

What if your next AI project improved services used by millions of people?

At i.AI, we're building AI products inside the UK Government that are transforming public services across health, education, planning and beyond.

We're looking for Senior Applied AI Engineers to help take cutting‑edge AI from experimentation to production. You'll work in small, high‑performing teams, building and deploying AI systems that solve real problems at national scale.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy moving quickly from idea to implementation, combining strong software engineering skills with deep curiosity about the latest advances in AI. You'll help design evaluations, build production‑grade AI systems, explore new modelling approaches, and work closely with product, design and policy experts to turn complex challenges into impactful products.

Our stack: Python, TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, PyTorch, LangGraph, LangChain, DSPy, Langfuse, Inspect and access to the latest frontier models.

What makes this role different?

• Build AI products with real-world impact at national scale
• Access frontier models, significant compute and unique government datasets
• Work alongside exceptional engineers, researchers and policymakers
• Own problems from idea through to deployment
• Small, empowered teams with startup pace and meaningful autonomy
• Backing from No.10 to build transformative AI solutions

London, Manchester or Bristol (Hybrid)

Applications open until positions are filled

We know great talent comes from a range of backgrounds and experiences. If you're excited about applying AI to meaningful challenges and building products that make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Appointment is conditional on successfully completing UK Government SC clearance. Prior clearance is not required - we will sponsor and support you.