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# AI Engineer

- **Company:** Halian .
- **Location:** Reading, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £95,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Stores, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Standard Sql, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, IT Architecture, Backend, Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5899589151

## About the Role

* We are looking for 5+ years of software engineering experience, with strong hands-on experience in Python and/or Java.
 * We need practical experience working with LLMs, including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, embeddings, vector databases, and RAG.
 * We require experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments; Azure is preferred, with AWS or GCP also considered.
 * We are looking for strong knowledge of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
 * We need familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
 * We require experience working with SQL and NoSQL data stores, as well as large datasets.
 * Bonus points if we have experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex.
 * A degree in a relevant field would be beneficial, though the role is primarily focused on practical engineering experience.

## Description

* We will design and implement LLM-based applications such as RAG pipelines, agents, and copilots.
 * We will build scalable backend services using Python and Java.
 * We will integrate AI capabilities into our existing cloud-native SaaS platforms.
 * We will own the full lifecycle from experimentation and prototyping through to production deployment.
 * We will optimise model performance, cost, and latency in real-world environments.
 * We will collaborate across engineering, product, and data teams to identify and deliver high-impact AI use cases.
 * We will help define our AI architecture, tooling, and best practices as our first dedicated AI hire.

Technologies:

 * AI
 * AWS
 * Azure
 * Backend
 * CI/CD
 * Cloud
 * Docker
 * GCP
 * Java
 * Kubernetes
 * LLM
 * NoSQL
 * Python
 * SQL
 * microservices


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