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AI Engineer Programme Job Support Included Complete online training designed to take you from beginner level to your first AI Engineer role. Study part-time, build practical artificial intelligence and machine learning skills, and receive dedicated job support to help you secure employment. The Programme Complete this 1014 week online programme with approximately 1015 hours of study per week. Youll learn Python programming, machine learning fundamentals, data handling, and applied AI use cases. The programme includes hands-on projects, real-world problem-solving, portfolio development, expert tutor support, and career guidance. The Outcome Entry-level AI Engineer roles across multiple industries. Starting salaries: 35,000 45,000+ Who This Is For Beginner-friendly and suitable for career changers. No prior AI experience required. UK-based learners only. Apply now. Limited spaces available.

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer – Software/Simulation Location: Portsmouth – Broad Oak – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Up to £75,900 (dependent on skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: • Provide hands-on technical leadership with a team of systems and software engineers, and directly support the product System Design Authority, • Apply the principles of Systems Engineering to develop software-based Simulation Systems across the full engineering lifecycle, • Undertake Simulation Systems equipment design, network design and software design, • Lead requirement decomposition and manage specifications using tools like IBM DOORS Next, • Direct architectural modelling and interface definitions in tools such as CATIA Magic (Cameo), • Drive system integration and define acceptance strategies for software-based systems, • Demonstrable experience of the application of Systems Engineering for software-based products, • Expertise in Systems Engineering and Software integration lifecycle principles (ISO 15288 and 12207), • Strong background in requirements management (e.g., IBM DOORS Next – desirable), • Familiarity with engineering lifecycle models (Waterfall & Agile) and tools (e.g. JIRA), • Background in software development and integration As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. MIMESIS Product team: You will join our Simulation and Training sector at Broad Oak Works Portsmouth, part of BAE Systems Maritime and Land working on our MIMESIS product. MIMESIS provides a battlespace simulation of the maritime world; from terrain and seabed, to weather and underwater acoustics, accurately modelling the movement and behaviour of ships, submarines and other platforms, and digitally replicating their unique capabilities (sonars, radars, weapons). As a System Technical Lead within the MIMESIS team, you will have technical responsibility for the design and development of new modules/content for the product, reviewing and approving lower level documentation. You will also provide technical guidance to the engineering team, working closely with System Design Authority, to develop and support MIMESIS for our customers. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing team of approximately 30 systems and software engineers, working to shape the next generation of maritime simulation through the adoption of new user interface capabilities such as AR/XR and leveraging the capabilities of emerging technologies such as AI. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date 27th February 2026 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. #LI-TP1 #LI-Hybrid

I’m currently partnering with a client who is looking to engage experienced contractors to help design and deliver production-grade AI agents on AWS Bedrock. This is not a prompt-engineering or basic LLM integration role. The focus is on engineers who have built end-to-end agent systems in real production environments, with a strong understanding of agent architecture, orchestration, and enterprise deployment on AWS. Key experience required: • Hands-on delivery of AI agents using AWS Bedrock (Agents, Knowledge Bases, and model integrations), • Implementing tool calling and API orchestration within agent workflows, • Building RAG pipelines grounded in enterprise data, • Designing memory and state management across multi-step interactions, • Orchestrating reliable, multi-step agent workflows (e.g. Lambda, Step Functions, event-driven patterns), • Ensuring security, governance, and observability in production deployments What we’re looking for: • Proven experience shipping agentic systems into production, not just experimentation or prototypes, • Strong AWS engineering background across serverless, data, and security patterns, • Ability to translate real business problems into robust AI agent architectures *Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, not all submissions will receive feedback

My client is recruiting for a Lead AI Engineer to join their team to work on AI navigation technology. This role is based in the UK and the salary on offer is up to £70k (DOE) + other benefits. This can provide relocation and visa support if needed. The ideal candidate we are looking for would ideally have experience in a similar position and harbour some of the following skills. • Several years’ experience working with C++, • Extensive experience working with Unreal engine blueprint scripting, • Experience working on Navigation AI, • Has extensive experience working on AI or gameplay, • Previous leadership experience If this is the role for you, then please send your application in!

Developer Advocate Location: London About the Role We’re looking for a Developer Advocate / Developer Content Engineer who can show developers what’s possible with Artemis. Someone who can build examples, explain real workflows, and create content that resonates because it reflects how developers actually work. Your job is to help developers understand how our offerings fit into their everyday flow and why it makes their work better — in your own technical, authentic voice. You’ll collaborate closely with Engineering and Product, experiment with new capabilities, create demos and walkthroughs, and engage publicly across developer communities If you’re a builder who loves teaching other developers through content, video, examples, and honest technical conversation, we’d love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities • Build engaging, production-ready demos that showcase real-world developer workflows and product capabilities., • Produce multi-format content — technical blog posts, tutorials, videos, and social media snippets — that resonates with technical audiences., • Record and edit videos (feature walkthroughs, screencasts, narrated demos) optimized for developer channels like YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter., • Collaborate with engineering to deeply understand features and ensure content is accurate and developer-ready., • Work with marketing to align content with launch timelines, messaging, and campaigns. Technical Skills & Experience We’re looking for someone who can combine developer credibility with content creation expertise: • Strong software development background, ideally in JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Python., • Proven experience using and extending Visual Studio Code (extensions, integrations, workflows)., • Familiarity with AI developer tools, LLM APIs, and agent frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, LangChain, Hugging Face)., • Ability to build and explain end-to-end demos using modern dev tooling and workflows (git, CI/CD, cloud platforms)., • Understanding of developer ecosystems and how to engage technical audiences through content., • Video production skills — screen recording, editing, and publishing for professional-quality results. Portfolio Requirement Applicants should have a portfolio of previously created developer content that could include: • Recorded video demos or walkthroughs., • Technical blog posts or tutorials., • Public GitHub projects or repositories tied to content pieces., • Conference talks or webinars. (not required but great to have) Deliverables • 2–3 polished demos with write-ups and recordings., • 3–4 developer-focused blog posts or tutorials highlighting use cases, integrations, and tips., • 2–3 short launch videos (2–5 minutes each)., • Updates or additions to developer documentation for launch readiness.

Mid-Level Developer (Solo Lead) Level: Mid-Level Developer - £55,000 (full-time) with flexibility for reduced hours or project-based delivery Location: Remote | Flexible Function: Software Development | Full Stack | Product Engineering Industry: HR Technology | Data & Analytics | Purpose-Driven SaaS Join an organically funded HR technology startup focused on pay gap reporting, salary data analysis, and amplifying employee voice through data. Our client is building a platform centred on equity, transparency, and accountability, and is now hiring a mid-level developer to take ownership of day-to-day engineering alongside the two co-founders. About the Role As a Mid-Level Developer, you’ll work directly with the two co-founders of a purpose-driven HR technology startup, acting as the sole engineer on the platform. You’ll contribute across front end and back end development, building and evolving features that support pay gap reporting, salary analysis, and employee voice. The role offers a high degree of flexibility around working patterns and a clear opportunity to broaden your full-stack capability over time. What You’ll Be Doing • Building and extending product features primarily using JavaScript and CSS, with a focus on maintainable, production-ready code., • Working across a full-stack, low-code architecture using Nordcraft on the front end and Xano on the back end, learning these platforms as needed., • Developing and maintaining APIs to integrate the platform with external HR systems such as Workday and other third-party tools., • Implementing pay gap reporting functionality, including ethnicity and disability reporting, and supporting differing regulatory requirements across jurisdictions., • Integrating AI-driven reporting and commentary features through external services and platform integrations, rather than developing AI models directly., • Improving the robustness of the codebase by introducing or enhancing database backups, regression and unit testing, and applying appropriate web security practices. Ideal Background • Mid-level experience as a JavaScript developer, with exposure to front end and back end development., • Willingness to work full stack and learn new platforms or tools, even if you have not used Nordcraft or Xano previously., • Solid understanding of core web development concepts, including security, performance, and API design., • Comfortable working as the sole engineer on a product while collaborating closely and communicating regularly with non-technical co-founders., • Experience working remotely or in flexible working arrangements, with a reliable and organised approach to delivery., • Able to provide references that speak to reliability and experience working independently or on contract-based engagements. What You’ll Receive • Salary of £55,000 for a full-time role, with openness to reduced hours, three-day weeks, or project-based delivery., • Fully remote working by default, with flexibility around hours and an outcomes-focused approach., • A supportive, founder-led environment with an emphasis on equity, fairness, and ethical use of data., • Direct exposure to product decision-making and increasing technical ownership as the platform evolves., • The opportunity to strengthen full-stack development skills in a real production environment. Who Should Apply This role suits a mid-level developer who wants ownership, flexibility, and closer involvement in product development than is typical in larger teams. If you enjoy working across the stack, communicating directly with founders, and contributing to a product with a clear social purpose, this role is likely to be a strong fit.

Senior Full Stack Engineer (.NET / React / Azure / AI) 📍 UK (Remote) 💰 £70,000 + Benefits The Opportunity We’re partnering with a rapidly growing AI & Cloud consultancy that is building something genuinely different in the market. This isn’t just another consultancy role. You’ll work across: • 🚀 Cutting-edge internal AI products being taken to market, • 🤝 High-impact enterprise customer projects, • 🧠 Direct collaboration with one of the most technically respected leaders in the cloud & AI space This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who wants to operate at a high technical bar, shape architecture decisions, and build modern AI-enabled platforms properly. If you care about clean design, security, performance, and using AI responsibly to accelerate engineering — you’ll thrive here. What You’ll Be Doing • Designing and building secure, scalable cloud-native applications, • Contributing to internal AI-powered products from concept to market launch, • Working closely with a deeply technical industry leader to shape architecture and engineering standards, • Building modern full-stack platforms across backend, frontend, cloud, DevOps and AI tooling, • Embedding AI-assisted workflows into real-world engineering environments, • Contributing to multi-tenant, secure SaaS architectures Technical Environment: Backend Engineering • C# (.NET / .NET Core), • ASP.NET Core APIs, • Entity Framework Core & Dapper (and knowing when to use each), • SOLID principles & clean architecture, • Asynchronous programming, concurrency & performance tuning, • TDD, unit testing & integration testing, • Code quality gates & peer review discipline, • Secure coding practices Frontend Engineering • TypeScript, • React, • Next.js, • Modern frontend patterns (hooks, state management, server/client data fetching), • Robust API integration & error handling Identity & Security Architecture • Authentication & authorisation design, • SSO flows, • OAuth2 & OpenID Connect, • JWT best practices (signing, expiry, refresh, validation), • Multi-tenant architecture (data isolation, tenant-aware auth, scaling) Cloud & Infrastructure (Azure) • Azure PaaS (App Services, Functions, Storage, Service Bus, Key Vault), • Docker & containerisation, • AKS / container orchestration fundamentals, • Azure Entra ID & managed identities, • Secure networking (VNets, private endpoints, ingress/egress patterns), • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep or similar) DevOps & Delivery • Advanced CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), • Build, test & release automation, • Secure pipeline design & secrets management, • Environment promotion strategies AI-Enabled Engineering • AI-assisted development workflows (Copilot, Claude Code or similar), • Advanced prompting for engineering tasks, • Agent-based or orchestration familiarity (Semantic Kernel, AutoGen or similar), • AI coding guardrails & validation gates, • Using AI as a force multiplier without compromising maintainability or security What Makes This Role Different • You’ll help build real AI products, not just prototypes, • You’ll operate at a genuinely high engineering bar, • You’ll work directly with one of the most technically credible names in the industry, • You’ll influence architecture, standards and best practice from day one, • You’ll join at a stage where your impact is visible and meaningful Salary & Package • 💰 £70,000, • Flexible working, • High ownership, high autonomy, • Exposure to advanced AI engineering practices

Job title: Electronic Design Engineer Location: Reading/Glasgow sites available within hybrid working arrangements. Mission Akkodis, is a global leader in the engineering and R&D market that is leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate innovation and digital transformation. With a shared passion for technology and talent, 50,000 engineers and digital experts deliver deep cross-sector expertise in 30 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC. Akkodis offers broad industry experience, and strong know-how in key technology sectors such as mobility, software & technology services, robotics, testing, simulations, data security, AI & data analytics. The combined IT and engineering expertise brings a unique end-to-end solution offering, with four service lines – Consulting, Solutions, Talents and Academy – to support clients in rethinking their product development and business processes, improve productivity, minimize time to market and shape a smarter and more sustainable tomorrow. Akkodis is part of the Adecco Group and is a commercial brand under which both AKKA and Modis entities operate. Scope The Electronic Engineer develops integrated hardware solutions, both utilising COTS components and designing bespoke systems, through design, development, verification, and validation. In this role you will produce electrical interconnect designs, cable schedules, ICDs, wiring schedules, LV distributions, earth & bonding strategies, assess the impact of EMI / EMC, RoHS, REACH and LV Directive on the electrical designs, etc. Responsibilities • Satisfy the HW requirement set through design, development, and test activities., • Implement the hardware architecture in physical and electrical form, fit and function., • Support Manufacturing and Procurement during the build phase, i.e. respond to Problem Reports and implement Engineering Change Requests., • Define the Design Proving / Hardware Test Specifications and use these during qualification., • Define the EMC and Environmental Test Specifications and use these during qualification., • Design and develop any special test equipment to facilitate the above. Skills • General Electronic and Electrical Engineering (degree level)., • COTS AC and DC LV power supplies., • Designing with PCI, RS485/232, Hotlink and Ethernet interfaces., • Designing cables and harness assemblies, utilising military style connectors and backshells, such as MIL-DTL-38999., • An understanding of cable screening methods and military style cable construction methodologies., • Designing to meet EMC and environmental standards / requirements. Experience • Strong relevant experience of the Skills listed above or associated experience that can be applied to electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical design in a regulated industry., • Design and specification of COTS and bespoke sub-assemblies and equipment suitable for 19” racks / cabinets., • Interconnection Design (i.e. wiring harnesses, copper or fibre optical network interconnections, connector types, power distribution and data comms, spatial constraints, environmental considerations)., • Full engineering lifecycle experience (Capture, Design, Implementation, Test)., • Working with requirements in a structured and evidential manner., • Production of Design / Test Specifications and Test Reports.

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Agentic AI Engineer to join our team and drive the development and deployment of cutting-edge generative AI solutions within the Microsoft ecosystem. This position is well-suited for candidates with a background in software engineering, data science, or machine learning who excel at developing production-grade AI applications utilizing Microsoft platforms such as M365, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry, and have at least one year of relevant experience. Strong software development background with proficiency in Python. • Experience with API development using FastAPI, Flask, or Django., • Knowledge of Docker and containerized deployments., • Hands-on experience with LLM models such as OpenAI GPTs, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA, or Mistral., • Expertise in applying prompt engineering techniques to improve model performance and reliability., • Experience in implementing robust evaluation frameworks and Responsible AI (RAI) practices., • Familiarity with Microsoft GenAI/Agentic AI ecosystem such as M365, Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry., • Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices., • Ability to work in agile environments and collaborate with cross-functional teams. You'll stand out if you also meet any of the following: • You are good at prototyping and experimenting with emerging technologies to assess feasibility and impact., • You have knowledge of vector databases, RAG architectures and their integration into enterprise systems, • You have experience with GenAI development frameworks or orchestration tools such as Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, LangGraph, LangChain, or PromptFlow., • You are familiar with core agent communication protocols, including MCP or A2A., • You are a person who loves to stay current with the latest advancements in GenAI, LLMs, and AI frameworks., • You are Microsoft Certified in Azure AI Engineer Associate or Azure AI Fundamentals. 🛠️ Qualifications • Bachelor's in computer science, data science, or a related field About Avanade: Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital, cloud, and advisory services, industry solutions, and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. The company was founded 25 years ago as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. Back then, digital transformation, automation, and AI weren’t mainstream topics—Microsoft was primarily known for Office 365. But Avanade evolved with the times and is now the number one transformation leader within the Microsoft ecosystem. We have a team of 61,000 professionals in 26 countries. We’re a truly global company with a strong local presence— what I like to call “GLOCAL”: making global impacts on a local level.

Job title: Radio Frequency Engineer Location: Portsmouth or Stevenage (must be able to attend site 3 days per week) Role Akkodis is seeking an experienced RF Engineer to join the team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the design and development of RF and Microwave Instruments for critical defence and space projects. You’ll be involved in the full lifecycle of development, from initial concept and architecture through to design, simulation, verification, and final integration. Responsibilities • Design, simulate, and optimise RF and microwave circuitry and equipment., • Develop microwave system architectures for radar and radiometer instruments, • operating from a few MHz up to hundreds of GHz., • Perform functional and performance analysis, translating system-level, • requirements into module and equipment-level designs., • Support integration, verification, and validation activities at instrument and, • system levels., • Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware designers, and suppliers to, • deliver reliable, high-performance equipment., • Provide technical support across the entire lifecycle, from early studies through, • to delivery and installation. Required experience • Background in RF/microwave hardware design, analysis, and verification., • Proficient with RF simulation tools such as Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, or, • equivalent, • Experienced in using RF test and measurement equipment (VNAs, oscilloscopes,, • power meters, signal generators, spectrum analysers)., • Able to design and optimise RF hardware and system architectures to meet, • demanding performance requirements. Company Akkodis is a global leader in engineering, technology, and R&D, harnessing the power of connected data to drive digital transformation and innovation for a smarter, more sustainable future. As part of the Adecco Group, Akkodis combines the expertise of AKKA and Modis, with over 50,000 engineers and digital specialists across 30 countries in North America, EMEA, and APAC. Our teams bring extensive cross-sector knowledge in critical technology areas such as mobility, software services, robotics, simulations, cybersecurity, AI, and data analytics, enabling clients to tackle complex challenges in today’s rapidly evolving markets. With a comprehensive solution portfolio across four service lines—Consulting, Solutions, Talents, and Academy—Akkodis supports clients from concept through to full-scale deployment and optimisation. Our diverse offerings help organisations rethink product development, accelerate productivity, reduce time-to-market, and prepare for the future. At Akkodis, you’ll join a dynamic environment that values continuous learning and global collaboration, where you can make a meaningful impact through innovative projects that shape the future of technology.

About Carno: Carno is a fast-growing climate tech startup building the operating system for the UK’s renewable energy installation industry. Our platform streamlines surveys, design, quoting, and compliance workflows for renewable installers, cutting admin time by up to 90%. We’re backed by industry partners and already powering thousands of heat pump installations across the UK. Our mission is to accelerate home decarbonisation at scale by empowering installers with world-class software. Role Overview: We're hiring a Front-End Engineer (TypeScript / Angular) to help build the next generation of our installer platform. You'll craft high-quality UI experiences, integrate with modern cloud and microservice APIs, and help scale our product as we expand into new energy segments. You'll work closely with our CPO and co-founder Adam, as well as Rob, our CTO, shipping features used daily by real installers delivering real renewable systems. We need someone who thinks beyond the immediate code they're writing, understanding how their work fits into the wider system and how decisions today affect scalability tomorrow. This is a hands-on engineering role with plenty of ownership and room for impact. Key Responsibilities: • Build new front-end features across our Angular and Ionic-based applications, • Translate Figma designs into polished, responsive UI components, • Work with advanced Angular patterns including dynamic component instantiation, mixins, and programmatic rendering, • Implement complex form rendering and state management solutions, • Work with RxJS, NgRx, Signals, and modern Angular 17+ patterns including Control Flow Syntax, • Integrate with REST APIs and OAuth 2.1-secured microservices, • Interact with CI/CD pipelines (AWS Lambda, Vercel), • Collaborate with product, design, and engineering in an agile environment, • Maintain clean, modular code aligned with SOLID principles and best practices, • Work on new front-end interfaces for critical platform architecture, including our app/plugin ecosystem and marketplace What You’ll Experience at Carno: • Flexible, remote-first role with adaptable hours, • Occasional in-person collaboration at our Blackfriars HQ (if London-based), • Direct collaboration with CTO, CEO, and CPO, • Fast-moving environment where your work ships quickly and impacts customers immediately, • High ownership of features, with autonomy to shape the product, • A supportive team that values transparency, feedback, and continuous improvement Candidate Requirements: • 4+ years in Typescript based frontend applications development (Angular), • Strong understanding of dynamic rendering within Angular (ngComponentOutlet), • Docker Experience for local development, • Strong experience with RxJS, NGRX Store and singleton state management patterns., • Proficient in consuming RESTful APIs via OpenAPI specifications, • Authentication in Frontend frameworks (oAuth, PKCE), • DevOps, Git, Jira, CI/CD Pipelines, • Understanding of non-functional requirements and development principles (SOLID, DRY, Clean Code) Preferred Technical Skills • React / NextJS, • Ionic, Capacitor, or hybrid mobile frameworks, • AI/LLM, • ElasticSearch, • IOS/Swift exposure Soft Skills: • Strong analytical mindset and problem-solving ability, • Clear communicator with a collaborative approach, • Thrives in a startup environment, adaptable, reliable, and curious, • Commitment to quality, performance, and user experience, • Ability to see the bigger picture and understand how frontend architecture connects to backend systems Experience: • 4+ years with Typescript (Angular + NextJS) & RXJS, 4+ years in software engineering teams

Role: Full-Stack Software Engineer About the Role Our client is a fast-growing people intelligence SaaS startup, headquartered in Dublin and expanding into the UK. They are hiring a hands-on Full-Stack Software Engineer to help maintain, extend, and evolve their core platform as the business scales. This is a genuine product role in a growth-stage startup. You will work closely with the founders and an existing contract development team, with real influence over technical decisions, architecture, and future product direction. The platform is already live and in use, so this role is about building, improving, and scaling - not greenfield experimentation for its own sake. Longer term, there is clear scope for this role to grow into a very senior, founding-type engineering position as the UK presence expands. What You’ll Be Doing • Developing and maintaining new features across a production SaaS platform., • Owning backend-heavy full-stack work using JavaScript and TypeScript, with supporting frontend development in React., • Maintaining, refactoring, and optimising existing systems for performance, scalability, and security., • Working directly with the founders on product requirements, technical trade-offs, and delivery priorities., • Integrating AI-driven capabilities, including LLMs and agentic AI components, into the platform., • Contributing to architectural decisions and setting engineering best practices as the platform scales., • Operating with a high degree of autonomy in a remote, fast-moving startup environment. Ideal Background • Proven experience as a Full-Stack Software Engineer, operating at mid or senior level., • Strong backend experience with Node.js and TypeScript; Python experience is beneficial., • Experience building and maintaining SaaS platforms, ideally within a startup or scale-up environment., • Solid cloud experience, ideally AWS, with exposure to modern infrastructure and deployment practices., • Experience working with databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB., • Comfortable working with APIs (REST; Protocol Buffers exposure is useful)., • Able to work independently, communicate clearly, and take ownership without heavy oversight., • Based in, or aligned to, the Dublin time zone, with willingness to travel to Dublin occasionally. What You’ll Receive • A competitive salary package aligned to mid–senior level experience., • A meaningful equity stake through a generous Employee Stock Ownership Plan., • Fully remote working with flexibility and trust., • Direct access to founders and real influence over product and technical direction., • The opportunity to grow with the company as it expands into the UK and beyond. Who Should Apply This role suits an engineer who enjoys ownership, variety, and responsibility. Someone comfortable in a startup environment, who likes building real products used by real customers, and who wants to grow into a highly senior role over time rather than sit in a narrowly defined lane. If you have SaaS startup experience, strong backend skills, and want to help shape both a product and an engineering function as it scales, this role will suit you well.

Do you want to build infrastructure that enables entirely new scientific discovery? Have you scaled data systems for ML workloads where performance actually matters? Are you ready to own foundational infrastructure at global, research-grade scale? We’re working with a mission-driven AI research organisation applying advanced multimodal machine learning (audio, spatial, sensor, text, etc.) to understand animal communication. Operating at the intersection of ML research, large-scale data infrastructure, and real-world biological data, this team functions like a high-performance research lab with production-grade engineering standards. They are entering a growth phase and are scaling the core systems that power distributed AI research, large multimodal datasets, and public-facing data platforms. This is not consumer tech or ad optimisation - the infrastructure you build directly enables new scientific discovery. The role This is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Backend / Data Performance) position focused on designing, scaling, and hardening the data and backend platforms that support distributed ML workloads and TB–PB scale datasets. You’ll work closely with researchers and engineers to turn experimental systems into reliable, high-performance, production infrastructure. Key responsibilities • Design and optimise high-performance data pipelines for large, heterogeneous datasets, • Scale public-facing data infrastructure supporting ML research, • Optimise distributed AI workloads for latency, throughput, reliability, and GPU utilisation, • Build observability tooling for data quality, pipeline health, and experiments, • Support GPU infrastructure for large-scale model training, • Translate research prototypes into robust, production systems, • Scope and supervise work for interns, PhDs, and post-docs Key details • Salary: up to £150k (may be flexibility to £160k) (UK), • Working model: Fully remote (UK), • Tech stack: Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GCP, GPU clusters, • Visa: No sponsorship, • Seniority: 5+ years backend / infrastructure engineering (flexible for exceptional profiles)

Skills and experience you need as a Lead AI Engineer:. As a Lead AI Engineer, you’ll take a central role in driving and delivering the next generation of AI‑powered solutions across our business. You’ll lead a team of AI Engineers of all levels, setting technical direction, owning end‑to‑e

A leading oceanographic research institution in the UK is looking for an AI Research Software Engineer to develop AI infrastructure and models that advance marine sciences. The ideal candidate has a strong background in AI and data science in a research setting, aiming for impactful environmental ou

A strong product engineering mindset, with experience owning meaningful features or systems end to end. We’re working with an early-stage technology company building a new platform at the intersection of software infrastructure and modern AI-enabled development. The product is still early, but alr

As an AI Engineer, you will contribute to designing, developing, and implementing AI-driven solutions. Northell partners closely with clients to tailor AI-driven solutions for their unique challenges. This is a full-time hybrid role for an AI Engineer, based in Greater London with opportunities to w

Our Ameca robot is well known as ‘the face of AI’ and a social media viral success, taking advantage of the generative AI craze. Partner closely with engineers, designers, roboticists, and product engineers to shape interaction quality. Along with our ultra-realistic Mesmer range of animated fig

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As a Lead AI Engineer at Kainos, you will deliver advanced AI solutions leveraging state-of-the-art machine learning, generative and agentic AI technologies. Expertise in data engineering for AI: handling large-scale, unstructured, and multimodal data. You will drive the adoption of modern AI framew

VC-backed startup building developer-facing AI infrastructure. You’ll be building and owning the backend foundations behind AI-powered systems used by real users in production — APIs, distributed services, async workflows, data pipelines, and infrastructure that needs to scale reliably. Owning b

TalentCo are delighted to be partnering with an established PE-backed tech company looking to hire a high-calibre Lead AI Engineer into their UK HQ just north of London, as they build a new conversational AI platform from the ground up. You have 5+ years of hands-on experience building production ap

Senior AI Engineer – Generative AI Applications. Are you an experienced engineer ready to lead cutting-edge generative AI projects?. OpenAI APIs, LLM agents and prompt engineering frameworks.

We turn enterprises into data-driven and AI enabled organisations, unleashing business growth and accelerating outcomes. You will be responsible for the technical implementation and delivery of modern data systems as well as AI enabled applications. Good grasp of modern data engineering (distributed

This role is aimed at an ambitious engineer who is looking to play a fundamental role in delivering AI product at a fast growing startup. As an AI Simulation and Control Engineer, you will have direct responsibility for the development and deployment of Optimal's AI agents at the most advanced green

Data Science and AI/ML Engineering. Build and maintain production-ready ML pipelines, ensuring scalability and reliability. Mandatory in Data Science / AI-ML).

Designing, implementing, and maintaining AI/ML models to analyse blockchain data at scale. Our client, a blockchain analytics scale-up, is looking for a Senior AI/ML Engineer to join their expanding team. You’ll work directly with a Staff AI/ML Engineer who has built advanced ML teams in the past,

Conquer AI is a specialist AI consultancy and software engineering firm that helps enterprises reimagine critical processes using AI. Conquer AI is looking for a Senior Software Engineers to join our senior engineering & delivery teams. This role suits someone who wants to do meaningful work, stay c

As the AI Engineer, you will define and execute Akixi’s AI roadmap, combining leadership of architecture and engineering practice with hands-on development of prototypes and production features. Hands-on experience with AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain) and LLM APIs (Azure OpenAI, Ope

Your primary responsibility will entail diving deep into our codebase, untangling its intricacies, and crafting a new future by harnessing innovative AI and automation. Mentor and guide senior and mid-level engineers on modern, sustainable development practices. We offer a range of total rewards tha

A leading AI technology company in the UK is seeking an AI Agent Engineer to develop and deploy sophisticated AI agents. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in software development, experience in AI/ML engineering, and proficiency in Python and Golang. This role involves close collab

AI Engineer Programme Job Support Included Complete online training designed to take you from beginner level to your first AI Engineer role. The Outcome Entry-level AI Engineer roles across multiple industries. Youll learn Python programming, machine learning fundamentals, data handling, and applie

A pre-seed start-up building a workflow and intelligence platform powered by agentic AI, multimodal analysis and domain-specific insight, requires an AI Software Engineer / Knowledge Graph Specialist. AI Software Engineer, GraphRAG, TypeScript, AWS, Remote, CO7428. The AI Software Engineer will be c

AI Engineer Programme Job Support Included Complete online training designed to take you from beginner level to your first AI Engineer role. The Outcome Entry-level AI Engineer roles across multiple industries. No prior AI experience required.

A leading AI-powered customer platform is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join its AI Serving team in London. In this role, you will develop and enhance infrastructure for AI model deployment and serve as a key contributor to improve performance and efficiency.

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Our aim is to ensure customers receive a fair and accurate price based on their individual risk, while delivering sustainable and profitable growth for our company. Develop and maintain QA documentation, standards, and artefacts to ensure testing practices are consistent, auditable, and aligned with

Junior AI Developer Programme Job Support Included Complete online training designed to help you enter junior AI and developer roles. The Outcome Junior AI Developer and entry-level AI roles. Study part-time, build coding and AI fundamentals, and receive structured job support to help you secure yo

You will collaborate with data scientists and engineers to design architectures and deployment pipelines, ensuring AI solutions remain reliable and secure. A high-performing applied AI consultancy in Greater London seeks a Machine Learning Engineer to build scalable machine learning platforms that t

AI Engineer Programme Job Support Included Complete online training designed to take you from beginner level to your first AI Engineer role. The Outcome Entry-level AI Engineer roles across multiple industries. Youll learn Python programming, machine learning fundamentals, data handling, and applie

A leading AI technology firm in Greater London is seeking a skilled Systems Engineer to design and optimize distributed systems, focusing on Kubernetes management and monitoring solutions.

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