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Lead AI Engineer
Lead AI Engineer – Embedded Client Delivery
Higher is working with one of the most technically serious enterprise AI companies in London to hire two Lead AI Engineers.
The company’s clients include Johnson & Johnson, Cisco, and Syneos Health, and their investors include the CEO of Revolut. They’re solving one of the hardest problems in enterprise software today.
The Problem They Are Solving
Most AI in the enterprise is merely cosmetic—think dashboards, copilots, and assistive tools that work alongside humans but don’t act independently. This company is building something different: Digital Workers, autonomous AI systems that execute complex knowledge workflows end-to-end with human-level reliability. Founded nearly a decade ago with over $50m in funding from the UK’s top VCs, their platform runs in production at global scale.
The Role
As a Lead AI Engineer, you will:
- Embed directly with enterprise clients
- Untangle their most complex operational workflows
- Architect intelligent, agentic systems capable of full-cycle automation
- Own delivery end-to-end, from architecture to production implementation
- Operate as a client-facing technical leader, demanding both deep technical expertise and leadership maturity
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The team consists of 45 people, nearly 20% of whom hold PhDs. They value intellectual rigour, ownership, and a competitive drive to win. Collaboration is fostered through 1-2 in-person meet-ups per week at their West London office.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying production-grade AI systems, focusing on:
- LLMs
- RAG pipelines
- Multi-chain operator (MCP) workflows
- Agentic digital assistants
- Leadership in client-facing technical engagements, delivering complex, measurable outcomes
- Strong system design and architecture skills, translating ambiguous business problems into scalable AI solutions
- Experience setting technical vision, driving delivery, and ensuring reliability, performance, and evaluation in production AI systems
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Tech Stack: Python, modern LLM frameworks, orchestration platforms, cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure).
What’s on Offer
- Base salary up to £120,000 + high-value share options
- 25 days annual leave (with carry-over) + bank holidays
- Pension scheme, life cover (4× salary), health & dental insurance options
- Learning & development budget, world travel days
- Cycle-to-work and tech purchase schemes
⚠️ DOES NOT OFFER S Sponsorship – If you require visa sponsorship, please do not apply.
For immediate consideration, address inquiries to Kelly Gauthier at kelly@highersearch.co. Recruitment conducted confidentially by Higher, a specialist AI executive search firm.
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