Staff AI Engineer - Lead LLM Systems & Responsible AI

Compare The Market; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Compare the Market is hiring a Staff Engineer – AI in London or Peterborough. You will own the technical direction for AI, guiding architecture and roadmaps for AI-powered products.

The role requires hands-on leadership, end-to-end delivery, and a focus on scalable, secure AI systems. You will lead complex AI initiatives from concept through production, blending technical excellence with governance and collaboration across engineering, product, and security teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building production LLM apps.
• Strong depth in AI systems design and evaluation.
• Ability to translate risks into engineering controls.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for AI engineering and roadmap.
• Lead AI delivery from concept to production with architectural decisions.
• Build production-grade AI systems with robust observability and safety.
• Embed security, governance, and compliance across the lifecycle.
• Influence engineering strategy across teams and stakeholders.

Skills

RAG

Vector search

Tool calling

Agentic AI

Context management

Job description

Compare the Market is hiring a Staff Engineer – AI in London or Peterborough. You will own the technical direction for AI, guiding architecture and roadmaps for AI-powered products.

The role requires hands-on leadership, end-to-end delivery, and a focus on scalable, secure AI systems. You will lead complex AI initiatives from concept through production, blending technical excellence with governance and collaboration across engineering, product, and security teams.