Lead AI Engineer

Lead AI Engineer London (Hybrid) Up to £110,000 + 15% Bonus + Excellent BenefitsThis is an opportunity to join a business investing heavily in AI and automation, where you will play a key role in shaping and delivering production-grade Generative AI solutions at scale. Working across high-impact initiatives, you will have the autonomy to influence technical strategy, own solution delivery, and drive measurable business outcomes. The Company They are a well-established, technology-driven organisation undergoing significant AI transformation. With strong executive sponsorship and a growing pipeline of AI initiatives, they are embedding AI into critical business processes to improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and decision-making.You will join a newly established AI function within a wider engineering and MLOps environment, working alongside experienced engineers to deliver innovative, enterprise-scale AI products. The team operates in a fast-paced, collaborative setting where technical expertise and commercial impact are highly valued. The Role As a Lead AI Engineer, you will take ownership of the design, architecture, and delivery of AI solutions from concept through to production.Responsibilities include: Leading the end-to-end delivery of Generative AI and agentic AI solutions Designing and building LLM-powered applications and intelligent automation tools Making key architecture, tooling, and platform decisions across multiple initiatives Evaluating build versus buy approaches and recommending scalable solutions Establishing engineering standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices Ensuring AI systems are production-ready through monitoring, evaluation, governance, and observability Working closely with engineering, security, data protection, and business stakeholders Providing technical leadership and mentoring across AI workstreams Driving AI initiatives that deliver measurable operational and commercial value Your Skills & Experience You will demonstrate strong commercial experience in: Delivering Generative AI solutions into production environments Leading AI projects end-to-end, from discovery through deployment Designing scalable AI architectures within enterprise environments Building LLM-powered applications, RAG solutions, and agent-based systems Software engineering fundamentals, including APIs, distributed systems, and cloud platforms Technical decision-making in fast-moving or ambiguous problem spaces Working within governance, security, and compliance frameworks Influencing stakeholders and communicating complex technical concepts clearlyDesirable experience includes: AWS cloud technologies MLOps or LLMOps practices Financial services or other regulated industries Building reusable AI platforms, frameworks, or internal products What They Offer Salary up to £110,000 15% annual bonus Hybrid working with flexibility and a strong focus on outcomes Generous pension contribution Private medical cover Enhanced parental leave policies Holiday purchase scheme The opportunity to influence AI strategy across a growing function Exposure to a broad range of cutting-edge Generative AI use cases High visibility and genuine ownership of business-critical AI initiatives How to Apply If you are an experienced Lead AI Engineer with a proven track record of delivering production-grade Generative AI solutions, apply today to discuss this opportunity in more detail.