Agentic AI Engineer

Location

London - Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite

Contract

12-month contract

Rate

Up to £550 per day inside IR35

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Agentic AI Engineer to join a major financial services organisation in London.

You will design and implement agentic AI workflows that automate and accelerate software development activities , including coding, testing, quality assurance and continuous integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build

multi-step Agentic AI workflows

across coding, code review, testing and defect resolution.

• Develop connected AI pipelines capable of generating code, executing tests, analysing failures and iteratively refining implementations.
• Assess existing repositories, architecture and technology stacks before implementing AI automation.
• Integrate Agentic AI capabilities with

Git-based development processes and CI/CD pipelines

.

• Embed validation controls, quality gates, evidence capture, safe stopping conditions and

human-in-the-loop approval

.

• Package Agentic AI workflows so they can be reused across different teams and development environments.
• Work closely with Software Engineering, QA and DevOps teams to scale AI-driven engineering capabilities.

Essential Experience

• Strong hands-on engineering background within

Software Engineering, SDET, Quality Engineering, Data Engineering, DevOps or Platform Engineering .

• Proven practical experience with

Agentic AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and/or Databricks Genie .

• Experience designing

multi-step AI workflows

covering code generation, review, automated testing and iterative refinement.

• Strong understanding of

automated testing and shift-left quality practices

.

• Experience with

Git, pull requests and CI/CD pipelines

.

• Ability to translate business problems into practical AI-driven technical solutions.
• Experience implementing

human-in-the-loop validation, safe failure handling and reusable automation patterns .

About Korn Ferry

*Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at

www.Kornferry.com*