Senior Full Stack Developer / AI Engineer

Hyra; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyra in London is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer / AI Engineer to design and deliver AI-powered insurance solutions. This role blends full-stack engineering, AI development and solution architecture, enabling intelligent applications from concept to production.

You will develop AI-driven platforms that automate complex processes, transform document and financial data, and streamline broking operations for an international business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in software engineering, architecture or leadership.
• 2+ years' hands-on AI development, including production deployments.
• Strong Python, React, APIs and relational databases.
• Experience with LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, agents and tool calling.
• Cloud experience, ideally AWS.
• Portfolio of delivered AI solutions.
• Experience with Lloyd's market systems, ACORD or LangChain would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI applications using LLMs, RAG, AI agents, MCP and workflow automation.
• Develop scalable full stack solutions using Python, REST APIs, React and cloud technologies.
• Build intelligent document-processing solutions to extract and validate complex insurance and financial data.
• Create AI-powered tools for insurance placement, claims, accounting and client services.
• Lead technical architecture, integrations, data security and AI governance.
• Take ownership of projects from initial prototype through to production.
• Collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to identify opportunities for automation and innovation.

Skills

Senior leadership

Python

React

APIs

Relational databases

AI development

Tools

AWS

LlamaIndex

Job description

Location: London (Hybrid)

Type: Permanent Full-Time

Build the Future of AI-Driven Insurance Technology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer / AI Engineer to take a leading, hands-on role in designing and delivering innovative AI-powered solutions for a growing international insurance business.

This newly created position combines full stack engineering, AI development and solution architecture, offering the opportunity to build intelligent applications from concept through to production.

You will develop AI-driven platforms that automate complex processes, transform document and financial data, streamline broking operations and deliver innovative digital products.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Design and build AI applications using LLMs, RAG, AI agents, MCP and workflow automation.
• Develop scalable full stack solutions using Python, REST APIs, React and cloud technologies.
• Build intelligent document-processing solutions to extract and validate complex insurance and financial data.
• Create AI-powered tools for insurance placement, claims, accounting and client services.
• Lead technical architecture, integrations, data security and AI governance.
• Take ownership of projects from initial prototype through to production.
• Collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to identify opportunities for automation and innovation.

What We Are Looking For:

• 10+ years' experience in software engineering, architecture or technical leadership.
• 2+ years' hands-on AI development, including delivering LLM-based applications into production.
• Strong full stack development skills, particularly Python, React, APIs and relational databases.
• Experience with LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, agents and tool calling.
• Strong cloud experience, ideally AWS.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot or Cursor.
• Proven experience working with insurance broking or reinsurance systems, including contracts, claims, accounting and reconciliation.
• Experience extracting structured data from complex documents.
• A portfolio demonstrating successfully delivered AI solutions.
• Experience with Lloyd's market systems, ACORD, LangChain, LangGraph or LlamaIndex would be advantageous.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact, shaping the AI and technology strategy of a growing international business while remaining hands-on with the latest technologies.

You'll have the autonomy to innovate, influence technical decisions and build AI solutions that deliver measurable commercial results.