AI Engineer

Version 1 Solutions Limited
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Software Applications Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems Microsoft Azure Business Systems Cloud Computing Code Review Computer Programming DevOps Python (Programming Language)
+19 more
Machine Learning Search Technologies Software Construction SQL Databases Enterprise Software Applications Feature Engineering Large Language Models Snowflake Multi-Agent Systems Model Validation Generative AI Containerization Scikit Learn Kubernetes Machine Learning Operations Restful APIs Data Pipelines Docker Databricks

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on AI/ML Engineer to build, deploy, and optimize machine learning and Generative AI solutions. The role focuses on developing production-grade AI applications, integrating AI models into business systems, and supporting the full AI development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate is passionate about modern AI technologies, software engineering best practices, and delivering reliable AI solutions at scale., AI Application Development

  • Design, build, and maintain AI-powered applications and services.
  • Develop and deploy Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions.
  • Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and AI agents.
  • Integrate foundation models and APIs into enterprise applications.
  • Create reusable AI components and frameworks.

Machine Learning Engineering

  • Train, fine-tune, evaluate, and deploy ML models.
  • Develop feature engineering and model evaluation pipelines.
  • Implement model monitoring and performance tracking.
  • Optimize model inference performance and cost efficiency.

Generative AI Engineering

  • Develop LLM-based applications and workflows.
  • Build prompt templates, agent frameworks, and orchestration pipelines.
  • Implement vector search and knowledge retrieval systems.
  • Design evaluation frameworks for AI quality, safety, and reliability.
  • Improve hallucination mitigation and response accuracy.

MLOps & Deployment

  • Design and automate ML model training, validation, and retraining pipelines.
  • Version and manage datasets, features, and model artefacts using tools such as MLflow or similar.
  • Deploy and serve ML models via REST APIs or batch inference at scale on Databricks, Snowflake or similar.
  • Monitor model performance in production, detecting drift and degradation.
  • Manage feature stores and ensure data pipeline reliability for ML workloads.
  • Implement experiment tracking and reproducibility across the model lifecycle.

Collaboration

  • Work closely with Solution Architects, Product Managers, and Engineering Teams.
  • Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.
  • Support testing, deployment, and ongoing optimisation activities., [FS2]This already exclude AI engin. as not part of the curriculum. But agreed, they are needed for proper modelling, and that is for data scientists

Requirements

Do you have a Master’s degree?, Programming & Engineering

  • Strong proficiency in:
  • Python
  • SQL

AI & Machine Learning

  • Experience with:
  • Scikit-learn, + RAG systems
  • AI agents
  • LLM-powered applications
  • Vector search solutions
  • Familiarity with:
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • Semantic Kernel
  • LangGraph

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Docker and containerization.
  • Kubernetes (preferred).
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Professional Experience

  • 3+ years in ML engineering or data science, with demonstrable experience deploying models to production and building Gen AI applications including RAG systems, LLM integration, or agentic workflows
  • Demonstrated experience delivering AI solutions into production environments.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee discount
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Company pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Enhanced maternity leave, + Hugging Face
  • Main AI services from leading cloud service and model providers
  • Supervised and unsupervised learning
  • Model evaluation
  • Feature engineering
  • Statistical concepts [FS1] [FS2], At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
  • Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company’s profits
  • Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
  • Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
  • Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
  • Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
  • Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
  • Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
  • Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.

About the company

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

  • UK & Ireland’s premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
  • 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
  • 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
  • Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
  • Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core valuesdriven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you.

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