Senior AI engineer - UK Remote

Senior AI Engineer Location: UK Remote (UK-based candidates only) Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 Employment Type: Full-Time Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this position. Overview A growing organisation is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to help design, build, and scale production-grade AI systems and data platforms used across enterprise environments. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative engineering function focused on building robust AI pipelines, transformation APIs, and scalable backend services that support advanced analytics and machine learning products. The Role As a Senior AI Engineer, you will work closely with Data Scientists and cross-functional technical teams to productionise machine learning models and develop high-performance AI services. You'll contribute across the full engineering lifecycle-from system design and integration through to deployment, monitoring, and optimisation within cloud-native environments. Key Responsibilities * Design and maintain scalable AI pipelines and processing workflows * Develop and optimise RESTful APIs and microservices for AI services * Build cloud-native backend systems aligned with best engineering practices * Collaborate with Data Scientists to productionise ML models * Improve system performance, observability, reliability, and security * Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure automation * Support integration and interoperability across enterprise platforms * Translate technical requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions Required Skills \& Experience * Strong experience in backend, data, or ML engineering * Advanced Python skills and experience with FastAPI, Flask, or Django * Experience building scalable APIs and microservices * Strong SQL and relational database knowledge (PostgreSQL preferred) * Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments * Understanding of distributed systems and scalable architectures * Exposure to machine learning, NLP, or AI-driven systems * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing, and containerisation * Strong problem-solving and communication skills Technology Stack Python, SQL, FastAPI, PyTorch, Transformers/LLMs, Terraform, Databricks, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Git, CI/CD, Knowledge Graphs What's on Offer * Fully remote working within the UK * Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and machine learning systems * Collaborative engineering environment * Exposure to modern cloud and AI technologies * Strong career growth opportunities within a growing AI function Desired Skills and Experience Senior AI Engineer Location: UK Remote (UK-based candidates only) Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 Employment Type: Full-Time Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this position.