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Lead AI Engineer - £150,000 base salary + benefits - hybrid in London, typically 2-3 days a week.
Want the influence of an AI Leader without giving up hands-on engineering?
If you're looking for more technical ownership, the chance to build new AI products and work alongside exceptional engineers, this could be exactly what you're looking for.
Paying up to £150,000 base salary, you'll join a well-established technology business with a product that's earned a strong reputation over more than a decade in the FinTech sector.
They're profitable, generate eight-figure revenues and have a genuinely engineering-first culture where tech drives the business. You'll help shape the next generation of AI across a product already trusted by live customers.
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You'll help decide what gets built, fine-tune internal ML models and turn new ideas into production AI features, becoming one of the key technical voices in the business.
What's in it for you?
- Up to £150,000 base salary + benefits
- Own the technical direction of new AI initiatives.
- Build production AI products used by real customers.
- Work in an engineering-first environment where technical quality matters.
- Be surrounded by experienced engineers who enjoy solving difficult problems.
- Grow into one of the senior technical leaders while staying hands-on.
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You'll likely have experience with:
- Building production AI or machine learning systems.
- LLMs, generative AI or modern ML technologies.
- Python and cloud-based development.
- Designing scalable software and solving complex engineering problems.
If you're looking for more ownership, greater technical influence and the opportunity to build AI products that make a real impact, this is well worth a conversation.
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On this occasion, this role doesn't offer sponsorship.
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