AI Engineer

Akixi's Ai
York, United Kingdom
21 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time / full-time
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
York, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Training Data
JavaScript
Adobe InDesign
API
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Software as a Service
Software Quality
Continuous Integration
Information Engineering
Data Governance
Data Visualization
DevOps
Python
Machine Learning
Prism (Software)
TensorFlow
Software Engineering
TypeScript
Cisco WebEx
Reinforcement Learning
Link Control Protocol
Chatbots
PyTorch
Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering
Kubernetes
Data Management
Machine Learning Operations
Api Design
Data Pipelines
Docker
Jenkins
Microservices

Job description

Own and drive Akixi's AI and ML strategy - from concept and architecture through hands-on prototyping and deployment - to embed intelligence into Akixi's products and analytics platforms.

As the AI Engineering Lead, you will define and execute Akixi's AI roadmap, combining leadership of architecture and engineering practice with hands-on development of prototypes and production features. You'll partner with Product, Data, and Platform Engineering to design and integrate AI-driven capabilities such as voice/chatbots, natural-language analytics, and predictive models. This role balances strategic technical direction with hands-on implementation, ensuring Akixi's AI initiatives deliver tangible business and customer outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the definition and delivery of Akixi's AI strategy and technology roadmap.
  • Architect scalable AI solutions integrated into Akixi's SaaS analytics platform.
  • Prototype, develop, and integrate AI-driven components such as chatbots, voice assistants, ML models, and LLM-based analytics.
  • Apply prompt engineering and model-tuning techniques to optimize chatbot and LLM behaviour.
  • Conduct research, proof-of-concepts, and feasibility studies for emerging AI technologies.
  • Collaborate with Product Management to scope AI features and align them with business goals.
  • Partner with Data Engineering to operationalize models, manage training data, and implement monitoring and retraining pipelines.
  • Work closely with Development, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure smooth CI/CD integration and deployment of AI components.
  • Establish standards for AI code quality, ethics, and data governance.
  • Mentor engineers working on AI-related projects, fostering technical excellence and innovation.
  • Evaluate external AI vendors, tools, and frameworks for adoption or integration.
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Requirements

  • 7+ years in software engineering, with at least 3+ years focused on AI/ML or data-driven product development.
  • Proven expertise in developing and integrating AI solutions such as chatbots, voicebots, ML models, or LLM-based analytics.
  • Strong proficiency in Python (preferred) and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Hands-on experience with AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain) and LLM APIs (Azure OpenAI, OpenAI API, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock).
  • Experience with Microsoft Bot Framework, Dialogflow, or similar conversational-AI platforms.
  • Deep understanding of prompt engineering and fine-tuning of large language models.
  • Strong grounding in ML concepts - supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning.
  • Familiarity with cloud AI/ML services (Azure Cognitive Services, AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex AI).
  • Experience deploying and monitoring AI workloads in CI/CD environments (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS).
  • Ability to design data pipelines, APIs, and microservice integrations supporting AI features.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.
  • Proven ability to lead technically while remaining hands-on in design and coding.

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Experience with call/contact-centre analytics, Microsoft Teams Graph API, or telephony platforms (BroadWorks, Webex Calling).
  • Knowledge of data governance, model ethics, and MLOps practices.
  • Exposure to data visualization and predictive analytics for customer-experience metrics.
  • Advanced degree in AI, ML, Data Science, or related discipline.
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About the company

Akixi is a leading provider of SaaS analytics solutions for cloud-based communication platforms, helping service providers and enterprises gain actionable insights from their telephony and collaboration data. Our solutions span Microsoft Teams, Cisco BroadWorks, Webex Calling, and CRM integrations - delivering real-time and historical analytics that improve customer experience and business performance., Why Akixi At Akixi, you'll play a pivotal role in transforming how businesses understand and act on communication data. You'll define and deliver the intelligence layer of a platform used by thousands worldwide - in an environment that values innovation, experimentation, and technical depth. We offer a collaborative culture, hybrid flexibility, and the opportunity to lead meaningful, high-impact AI initiatives from vision to production. Similar jobs, Senior AI/ML Engineer UK Based (Remote) - Up to $180,000 Join a leading blockchain analytics platform that combines on-chain data with millions of wallet labels to help investors, institutions, and crypto-native teams make faster, more informed decisions in the..., About Intellias Intellias is a European-founded AI, Data and Software Development company with global delivery capability across Europe, India and Latin America. For more than 20 years, we've empowered our customers to embrace innovation at scale and contributed to the..., Global University Systems (GUS) is looking for an experienced Director of Artificial Intelligence to lead the design, delivery and governance of AI initiatives across our global network of universities. This senior leadership role will shape the long-term AI strategy and..., About RemoteStar RemoteStar is a fast-growing AI-driven recruitment startup. Our AI Video Screening Agent evaluates candidates 100× faster than human recruiters, enabling us to deliver top-tier engineering talent to global startups and scale-ups-faster and more accurately..., About fore ai fore ai is a tech startup based in Zurich, Switzerland, automating software testing using generative AI. Founded by ex-Google engineers, the team has a strong track record of creating AI-powered products used by hundred millions of users. Our autonomous QA..., Lemongrass (lemongrasscloud.com) is a global leader in SAP consulting, focused on helping organizations transform their business processes through innovative solutions and technologies. With a strong commitment to customer success, Lemongrass partners with companies to..., Location - Remote, but requirement to meet up once a month for in-person collaboration day - UK based About Akixi Akixi is a leading provider of SaaS analytics solutions for cloud-based communication platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Cisco BroadWorks, and Webex..., Do you want to build frontier-level LLM models from scratch? Have you worked on large-scale GPU training, Triton/CUDA, or MoE systems? Are you ready to join one of Europe's most technical deep-learning teams? A Europe-based deep learning company is building the next...

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