VP of AI Engineering & Platform Development

AVEVA; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial software company in Cambridge is seeking a VP of AI Engineering & Platform Development. The successful candidate will lead the design and implementation of AI services, ensuring scalability and security while fostering a strong engineering culture. With hybrid work options, this role offers the opportunity to drive innovation in AI within a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Flexible benefits fund

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Education assistance program

Qualifications

• 15 years in software product development with 8 in leadership roles focused on cloud-native platforms or AI services.
• Hands-on technical leadership experience in distributed AI/cloud services.
• Proven experience with secure and scalable AI/cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable AI services that are reusable and secure.
• Drive adoption of AI services across product teams.
• Lead a high-performing engineering team with a culture of excellence.

Skills

Leadership

AI framework knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title : VP of AI Engineering & Platform Development

Location : Cambridge UK (Hybrid)

Type : Full-Time

About the Role

AVEVA is building the next generation of AI-powered industrial intelligence solutions and we need a hands‑on technology leader to make it happen. As VP of AI Engineering & Platform Development you will architect and deliver secure scalable and reliable AI services that form the foundation of our global Industrial Intelligence Platform.

This is not a purely strategic role – you will roll up your sleeves, lead execution and guide engineering teams to build distributed cloud‑native services and APIs that democratize access to AI capabilities across AVEVA’s product portfolio and partner ecosystem.

If you thrive in startup‑like environments, love building from the ground up and have deep experience in AI and cloud platforms we want to talk to you.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Services Development

• Design and deliver Core AI Services (orchestration SDKs APIs) that are scalable, reusable, secure and highly available.
• Ensure services follow best practices for validation, continuous delivery and disaster recovery.
• Build extensible services that support a federated contribution model to accelerate scalability across AVEVA.

Democratization & Adoption

• Drive adoption and reuse of AI services across AVEVA product teams and partners.
• Enable self‑service access, reference implementations and integration toolkits to lower barriers to entry.
• Collaborate with execution leaders and enablement teams to accelerate AI adoption.
• Embed security and privacy‑by‑design into all services and APIs.
• Ensure compliance with global AI regulations and emerging governance frameworks.
• Implement processes for responsible AI including model explainability, observability and auditability.

AI & Cloud Expertise

• Provide strong execution leadership in AI and cloud‑native software development.
• Guide the use of modern AI frameworks, data pipelines, inference engines and orchestration platforms.
• Partner with Product Managers and Architects to translate industrial AI use cases into platform capabilities.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Build and lead a high‑performing cross‑functional engineering team with a strong culture of excellence.
• Foster a builder mindset encouraging rapid prototyping and continuous improvement with startup agility.
• Drive collaboration across geographies, time zones and technical disciplines.

Qualifications

• 15 years in software product development with 8 years in leadership roles focused on cloud‑native platforms or AI services.
• Hands‑on technical leadership experience in building distributed AI / cloud services.
• Proven experience with distributed, secure and scalable AI / cloud services.
• Hands‑on expertise in AI / ML technologies and API lifecycle management.
• Startup or pre‑IPO experience strongly preferred.

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with AI standards (Model Context Protocol, Agent2Agent).
• Understanding of global AI regulations (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF) and responsible AI principles.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

R&D at AVEVA

Our global team of 2000 developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy and we have over 150 patents to our name.

Our track record of innovation is no fluke it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems join us.

UK Benefits

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

Find out more – Working

By default employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week but some positions are fully office‑based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring Process

Interested? Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more – AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting‑edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life such as energy infrastructure, chemicals and minerals safely, efficiently and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets.

All successful applicants must undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification and credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third‑party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case‑by‑case basis.