AI Engineer

Akixi's Ai
Shrewsbury Civil Parish, United Kingdom
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 130K

Job location

Remote
Shrewsbury Civil Parish, 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
Chatbots
PyTorch
Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering
Generative AI
Kubernetes
Build Tools
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

  • 4+ 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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Benefits & conditions

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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, Straive is a global leader in enterprise-grade data analytics and AI solutions, committed to empowering businesses across various industries with cutting-edge technology and expert insights. Backed by EQT, a top private equity firm, we are uniquely positioned to drive..., Senior AI Engineer Healthtech Start Up Remote Salary - Starting at £120k + About the Company Numi is partnering with an ambitious health technology start-up that is reimagining how clinicians and patients interact with healthcare systems. Their product is an AI-powered...

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