Senior AI Engineer

Senior AI Engineer

Posted Today by Edison Smart®

Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Senior AI Engineer involves embedding AI into business workflows through the design and implementation of AI-driven solutions. The position requires collaboration with various teams to integrate AI models into production systems while ensuring compliance with AI governance and technical standards. The contract is for 6 months, with a hybrid working arrangement of remote work and one day per week onsite in London. The role is classified as outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement AI-driven solutions to enhance workflows across business functions
  • Collaborate with Data Scientists, Software Engineers, and Product teams to integrate AI models into production systems
  • Build and maintain end-to-end AI pipelines, including training, validation, inference, and monitoring
  • Apply principles of AI governance, compliance, and explainability in model deployment
  • Explore and implement agentic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, and other advanced AI tooling
  • Support the adoption of best practices around AI lifecycle management and workflow automation

Key Skills:

  • Proven commercial experience as an AI Engineer
  • Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with modern AI frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Agentic AI, etc.)
  • Experience deploying AI solutions into production workflows
  • Understanding of AI governance, explainability, and risk management
  • Ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
  • Exposure to workflow automation, RPA, or intelligent agents (nice to have)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for AI deployment (nice to have)
  • Experience in MLOps or AI lifecycle management (nice to have)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

AI Engineer - Contract (AI Workflows, Outside IR35)

Duration: 6 months

Rate: Dependent on experience

IR35: Outside

Location: UK – Remote, 1 day per week onsite in London

We’re seeking Multiple AI Engineer's to join a client of ours on a 6-month contract, helping embed AI into business workflows. This role is ideal for someone with hands-on experience in modern AI frameworks and tooling, capable of driving practical AI solutions while maintaining robust governance and technical standards.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement AI-driven solutions to enhance workflows across business functions
  • Collaborate with Data Scientists, Software Engineers, and Product teams to integrate AI models into production systems
  • Build and maintain end-to-end AI pipelines, including training, validation, inference, and monitoring
  • Apply principles of AI governance, compliance, and explainability in model deployment
  • Explore and implement agentic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, and other advanced AI tooling
  • Support the adoption of best practices around AI lifecycle management and workflow automation

Required Experience

  • Proven commercial experience as an AI Engineer
  • Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with modern AI frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Agentic AI, etc.)
  • Experience deploying AI solutions into production workflows
  • Understanding of AI governance, explainability, and risk management
  • Ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment

Nice to Have

  • Exposure to workflow automation, RPA, or intelligent agents
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for AI deployment
  • Experience in MLOps or AI lifecycle management

Contract Details

Rate: Dependent on experience (Outside IR35)

Duration: 6 months, with potential for extension

Location: Remote, with 1 day per week onsite in London