Artificial Intelligence Engineer

AI Engineer London, hybrid (60% office presence per year after onboarding period) About RedCompass Labs: RedCompass Labs are payments experts focused exclusively on payments modernization. Over the last 23 years, RedCompass Labs has delivered 500+ projects across the world’s major payments schemes and platforms, including ISO 20022, SEPA, Swift, the Real-time Payments Network, and FedNow, ISO 20022 migrations, and FIS OPF, Finastra GPP, and ACI Worldwide. Its flagship Payments Expert Agent is an AI solution purpose-built for the full payments modernization software development lifecycle. Trained on decades of deep payments expertise and more than 30,000 curated documents, the agent is certified to SOC 2 Type II. RedCompass Labs supports clients from offices in London, Warsaw, Brussels, Miami, Boston, Toronto, and Pune. For more information, visit www.redcompasslabs.com. Mission: Imagine reducing a 14-day financial analysis task to just 2 hours. At RedCompass Labs, we don't just imagine-we've built it. We're transforming the trillion-dollar payments industry through intelligent automation. At the heart of our mission is AnalystAccelerator.ai, our proprietary multi-agent AI platform built to accelerate complex analysis in global banking and compliance. We’re seeking exceptional AI Engineers to join our foundational AI Engineering team. Your role: transform cutting-edge research and prototypes into robust, production-ready AI solutions. You'll tackle sophisticated challenges within a regulated, high-stakes environment, developing scalable AI that augments human expertise. As an AI Engineer, you would: You will take proven concepts from research and turn them into production-grade, client-facing AI solutions: * Design, build, and scale sophisticated multi-agent workflows that automate complex financial analysis. * Engineer robust Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines leveraging financial rulebooks, regulatory documentation, and client knowledge bases. * Develop secure, scalable backend services and APIs (primarily Python/FastAPI) deployed in Azure cloud environments. * Implement and enhance MLOps and DevOps practices , using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps pipelines, Docker containers, and Kubernetes orchestration. * Collaborate closely with product managers, domain experts, and UX designers, converting complex business requirements into clear, impactful features. Candidate Profile : We’re seeking product-centric engineers who thrive on complex challenges, rapidly acquiring new technical skills, and delivering impactful AI solutions. * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with proven expertise developing and deploying production-grade systems. * Experience or strong interest in modern AI, agentic software development, and use of LLMs. * Strong proficiency in either Python/Typescript . * Understanding (or strong interest) in embedding models, retrieval-based AI architectures (RAG), and vector databases. * Familiarity with cloud-native software development, containerization and orchestration technologies. * Commitment to learning and leveraging new technologies and AI tools rapidly and effectively. * A ‘t-shaped’ engineering mindset, and a willingness to stretch into tasks such as automation testing, devops, data engineering when the work needs it. Bonus Qualifications: * Previous experience with multi-agent systems or complex workflow automation. * Background in fintech, banking, payments, or compliance industries. * Experience with high-performance API frameworks (FastAPI). Our Technology Ecosystem: * Core AI \& LLMs: Python, LLM frameworks such as Autogen , LangChain , Pydantic-AI , etc. * Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and MCP servers. * Backend \& API Layer: FastAPI, RESTful APIs, Azure Cloud, NoSQL databases, Azure AI . * Front-end : TypeScript and React What We Offer * Work on high ‑ impact financial technology projects that shape the future of payments and AI‑driven innovation * Join a trust ‑ based, transparent, and collaborative culture where your voice matters and ideas influence outcomes * Enjoy real ownership and autonomy in how you approach challenges, deliver work, and grow your expertise * Be part of a diverse and inclusive global team across Canada, the UK, Europe, and Asia, where fairness and meritocracy guide every decision * Collaborate daily with senior industry experts and leaders , accelerating your professional development * Experience a human, respectful, and well ‑ structured recruitment and onboarding journey designed around clarity and mutual fit * Grow through continuous learning , cross‑functional work, and exposure to both consulting and product‑building environments * Join a company that values integrity, curiosity, and continuous improvement , and empowers you to make meaningful impact from day one. Benefits: * Up to 10% of annual earnings as a personal performance bonus * Life insurance * Group Income Protection * Health Insurance for you and your family * Dental Insurance for you and your family * Pension: the pension is currently 4% employer and 4% employee. You also have the option to increase your contributions to your private pension, if you wish. * 28 days annual holiday plus Public \& Bank holidays * 7 days of sick leave paid 100% per annum *RedCompass Labs is committed to promoting and supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace, ensuring fair and equitable treatment for all. This fuels innovation and enables us to work better together with each other and for our clients.*