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# Senior AI Engineer

- **Company:** Roleyou
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Virtual Agents
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-ai-engineer/47698228

## About the Role

practices, and reusable AI frameworks Supporting and mentoring engineers across multiple workstreams Contributing to AI strategy and helping prioritise high-value use cases Ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, observable, and production-ready Your Skills & ExperienceYou will bring: Strong commercial experience delivering Generative AI solutions into production Proven capability leading end-to-end AI projects from discovery through deployment Deep understanding of LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic AI, orchestration, prompting, and evaluation Strong software engineering foundations, including APIs, cloud architectures, and system design Experience making architecture and technology decisions within complex environments Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly evolving problem spaces Experience collaborating with security, governance, compliance, and data protection teams Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience within enterprise-scale organisations, ideally in regulated environments Exposure to AWS and modern AI engineering practices is highly desirable

## Description

Job DescriptionSenior & Lead AI EngineerThis is an opportunity to join a growing AI function at a business investing heavily in artificial intelligence, automation, and digital transformation. You will play a key role in shaping technical direction, delivering production-grade AI solutions, and influencing how AI is embedded across a large, commercially focused organisation. The RoleYou will take ownership of AI initiatives from concept through to production, helping design and deliver solutions that solve real business challenges.Responsibilities include: Leading the design and delivery of production-grade Generative AI and AI-powered solutions Owning architecture decisions across AI products and platforms Building and deploying LLM, RAG, and agentic AI systems at enterprise scale Evaluating build versus buy approaches and making pragmatic technology recommendations Working closely with engineering, security, governance, and business stakeholders Driving technical standards, best


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