Data Idols
Staff Platform Engineer - AI
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STAFF PLATFORM ENGINEER – AI
SALARY: £90,000 - £100,000
LOCATION: LONDON | HYBRID
Data Idols are partnering with a leading UK retailer embarking on a significant AI transformation. They are looking for a Staff Platform Engineer – AI to design and build the secure, scalable platform capabilities that will underpin enterprise AI adoption across the organisation.
This role sits at the heart of a major technology transformation, offering the opportunity to build the cloud-native platforms, shared services and engineering foundations that will power the next generation of AI products and intelligent applications.
THE OPPORTUNITY
As a Staff Platform Engineer, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with platform leadership, designing and delivering reusable cloud-native capabilities that enable AI at enterprise scale. You’ll take ownership of complex technical challenges, building secure, high-performance platform services, APIs and integrations that accelerate the development of modern AI applications.
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Working closely with Architecture, Product and Engineering teams, you’ll define engineering standards, influence platform strategy and ensure AI workloads are scalable, resilient and production-ready. This is a highly hands-on role where you’ll help shape the core platform that enables engineering teams to deliver AI solutions faster, more securely and more consistently.
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- Strong experience designing and building cloud-native platforms on Azure
- Commercial experience with Databricks, Azure AI services, APIs and integration technologies
- Expertise developing scalable platform architecture and reusable engineering capabilities
- Experience supporting modern AI workloads, including LLMs, RAG and AI-powered applications
- A passion for technical leadership, engineering excellence and building platforms that enable teams to deliver at scale
If you’re looking for a role where you can shape the future of enterprise AI by building the platforms that power next-generation intelligent applications, please submit your CV for initial screening and further details.
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