Aviva
Applied AI Engineer
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Applied AI Engineer
Location: Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich, York, Leatherhead, Leeds, Sheffield, Perth or Glasgow
Salary: Circa £55K
About the Role
This is a great job for someone who:
- Is early in their applied AI engineering career or ready to take a first specialist step into building production AI systems.
- May already have solid Python engineering foundations and are excited to apply them to real-world AI problems, learning how AI is designed, evaluated, governed, and operated safely in a regulated environment.
- Enjoys hands-on engineering, is curious about how AI works in practice, and wants to grow their technical judgement alongside more experienced engineers.
A Bit About the Job
This role sits within Aviva’s growing Applied AI Engineering capability, focused on turning AI into real, measurable outcomes for customers and colleagues.
The role exists to support the delivery of production AI systems while developing the next generation of applied AI engineering capability within Aviva.
You will join a small specialist team building and operating AI systems in a regulated, customer-first environment, contributing high-quality code and learning how enterprise-grade AI is delivered responsibly.
Skills and Experience We Are Looking For
- Strong Python programming foundations, with the ability to write clean, well-tested, production-quality code.
- A foundational understanding of applied AI and large language model concepts, such as agents, prompt design, or retrieval-augmented generation.
- Good core software engineering practices, including version control, testing, and working in a sprint-based environment.
- A learning mindset, willing to develop skills in AI evaluation, quality, and responsible AI practices over time.
- An understanding that AI systems impact real customers and must be built with care, transparency, and accountability.
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What You’ll Get for This Role
- Salary Circa: £55K (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
- Bonus opportunity: 8% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
- Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
- 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.
- Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it.
- Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
- Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
- Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
- Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.
- Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities, and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others.
- We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.
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Aviva is for Everyone
We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part-time and job shares.
We flex locations, hours, and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
To find out more about working at Aviva, take a look here.
We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Kirthi a call on 02045922145 or send an email to kirthi.kanikireddy@aviva.com or alice.neal@aviva.com.
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