Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Posted Today by Digital Waffle

£110 Per hour
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom

Summary: The Senior AI Engineer role focuses on designing and delivering advanced AI solutions within the financial industry, emphasizing the full lifecycle of AI development. The position involves collaboration with stakeholders to translate business needs into effective AI applications, while also contributing to internal best practices and innovation. This role is remote and is offered as a 6-month contract. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in machine learning and deep learning to tackle complex business challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into effective AI solutions
  • Build and scale machine learning and deep learning models
  • Design end-to-end AI pipelines, covering data, features, training, and deployment
  • Explore emerging technologies and apply them to real-world use cases
  • Contribute to internal frameworks, tools, and reusable assets

Key Skills:

  • Strong Python skills with experience in ML/AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
  • Solid grasp of machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modelling
  • Hands-on experience with cloud AI/ML services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Knowledge of SQL and big data tools (Spark, Hadoop) beneficial
  • Familiarity with MLOps practices for deploying and managing models
  • Previous experience delivering AI solutions in financial services
  • Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Relevant industry certifications are a plus

Salary (Rate): £110.00/hr

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Senior AI Engineer | London (Remote) 6 month contract | £700 p/d

The financial industry is being reshaped by AI — and this role puts you at the centre of that change. We’re looking for a Senior AI Engineer to design and deliver advanced AI solutions that solve complex business challenges and unlock new opportunities. You’ll work across the full lifecycle of AI development — from data preparation and model building to deployment and optimisation. Alongside project delivery, you’ll help shape internal best practices, share expertise with colleagues, and ensure our team stays at the forefront of AI innovation.

What you’ll do

  • Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into effective AI solutions
  • Build and scale machine learning and deep learning models
  • Design end-to-end AI pipelines, covering data, features, training, and deployment
  • Explore emerging technologies and apply them to real-world use cases
  • Contribute to internal frameworks, tools, and reusable assets

What you’ll bring

  • Strong Python skills with experience in ML/AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
  • Solid grasp of machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modelling
  • Hands-on experience with cloud AI/ML services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Knowledge of SQL and big data tools (Spark, Hadoop) beneficial
  • Familiarity with MLOps practices for deploying and managing models
  • Previous experience delivering AI solutions in financial services
  • Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Relevant industry certifications are a plus

This is an opportunity to work on high-impact projects, expand your skills, and help shape the future of AI in financial services. If you think you could be a fit, please send your profile/CV over and we will contact you if you're relevant.