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Senior AI Engineer (Permanent/Freelance options)
Principal AI Engineer
The Opportunity
We're looking for a Principal AI Engineer to lead the design and delivery of AI-powered software solutions that solve complex business challenges. You'll combine deep engineering expertise with hands-on AI development, helping shape technical direction while turning emerging technologies into scalable, secure, production-ready solutions.
This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who enjoys building, experimenting, and driving innovation through modern software engineering and AI.
What You'll Do
- Design and build scalable, secure, cloud-native applications
- Lead technical architecture and engineering best practice across AI initiatives
- Develop AI-powered solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Prototype new technologies and proof of concepts to validate emerging ideas
- Integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications and workflows
- Write high-quality code in Java, Python, and other modern languages
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and QA teams to deliver impactful solutions
- Champion automation, testing, CI/CD, and secure software development
- Stay at the forefront of AI and software engineering trends
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What You'll Bring
- Significant experience in software engineering and solution architecture
- Commercial experience building AI-enabled applications, with at least one year of hands-on AI development
- Strong expertise in Java and/or Python
- Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, and RAG
- Experience deploying AI solutions into production environments
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern DevOps practices
- A passion for innovation, experimentation, and solving complex technical challenges
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You'll play a key role in shaping the future of AI within a technology-driven financial services business, working with modern tools, solving meaningful problems, and influencing the next generation of intelligent products and platforms.
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