Incubator for Artificial Intelligence
Applied AI Engineer
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Applied AI Engineer | Incubator for AI (i.AI)
Want to build AI products that improve public services used by millions?
At i.AI, we're building AI products inside the UK Government that are transforming public services across health, education, planning and beyond.
We're looking for Applied AI Engineers to help take cutting-edge AI from experimentation to real-world deployment. You'll work in small, high-performing teams, rapidly prototyping, evaluating and shipping AI solutions that solve complex public sector challenges.
You'll work across the AI lifecycle, from model experimentation and evaluation to production systems, helping turn ambiguous problems into products that deliver measurable impact.
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Our stack:
- Python
- TypeScript
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- PyTorch
- LangGraph
- LangChain
- DSPy
- Langfuse
- Inspect
- Access to the latest frontier models
What makes this role different?
- Build and deploy AI products with real-world impact at national scale
- Access frontier models, significant compute and unique datasets
- Work alongside exceptional engineers, researchers and policymakers
- Own problems from idea through to deployment
- Small, empowered teams with the pace of a startup and the backing of No.10
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Salary:
Level 4: £85,000- £95,000 (Base £44,195 + Technical Allowance £40,805- £50,805), plus a 28.97% employer pension contribution.
- 📍 London, Manchester or Bristol (Hybrid)
- 📄 Fixed-term contract (24 months)
- 📅 Applications open until positions are filled
We know great talent comes from many backgrounds. If you're excited about applying AI to meaningful problems and building products that make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Appointment is conditional on successfully completing UK Government SC clearance. Prior clearance is not required - we will sponsor and support you.
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