Lead AI Engineer
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Summary
Hands-on technical lead role (no direct reports initially) owning AI development at a product-led tech business: building LLM-powered features from concept to production, deciding on models, retrieval and architecture, and mentoring engineers. Stack centers on LLMs, RAG and orchestration, Python/TypeScript, and cloud AI services (AWS, Azure).
Salary: £85,000 - 95,000 per year Requirements: Strong software engineering background, ideally in backend or full-stack development. Commercial experience designing, building and deploying AI/LLM-powered applications into production. Experience integrating LLMs, APIs and retrieval systems into software products. Strong understanding of AI architecture, including model selection, evaluation, reliability and performance. Experience making technical decisions about scalability, infrastructure and…