The Principal Engineer – Advanced AI Engineering role involves leading the engineering of operational MVPs for critical AI business challenges, evaluating emerging AI methods and technologies, and promoting new products and capabilities inspired by applied research and product discovery.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an engineering lead, delivering production-grade solutions in complex environments, with accountability for outcomes
- Proficient in at least two programming languages with experience of applying them effectively to solve complex problems
- Strong applied AI/ML and GenAI experience, applying established patterns (RAG, tool use, guardrails, evaluation, agents) to real-world problems, with the ability to evaluate tools, approaches and trade-offs
- Experience building and operating AI solutions in a regulated environment, including managing reliability, security, safety and explainability risks
- Strong critical thinking and judgement: able to translate ambiguous problem spaces into clear technical direction, MVPs and scale-out solutions, making sound trade-offs in partnership with delivery teams
- Ability to influence and mentor engineers through technical leadership, coaching and constructive feedback, and to engage senior stakeholders on technical direction and decisions
Benefits
- Generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
