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# AI Research & Data Intelligence Engineer

- **Company:** LA International Computer Consultants
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Salary:** £117,000.0 - £143,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, BigQuery, Data Architecture, Data Systems, Graph Database, Data Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Teradata SQL, Google Cloud, Sql Optimization, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Agentic-AI, Data Layers, Knowledge Representation, Data Management
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-ABC2CFBC636A76DC0D/

## About the Role

* Strong experience with retrieval methods, search strategies, and RAG architectures.
 * Good understanding of LLM architectures, reasoning techniques, and agentic systems.
 * Experience with evaluation frameworks, experimentation, and statistical methods.
 * Strong hands-on SQL and data analysis skills using GCP, BigQuery, Teradata, or equivalent platforms.
 * Experience applying research methodologies, conducting literature reviews, and using hypothesis-driven experimentation.
 * Strong Python skills for AI prototyping, rapid experimentation, and proof-of-concept development.
 * Ability to consume, interpret, and apply relevant academic and industry research.
 * Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills., * Retrieval methods, search strategies, and RAG architectures.
 * LLM architectures, reasoning techniques, and agentic systems.
 * Evaluation frameworks, experimentation, and statistical methods.
 * Strong hands-on SQL and data analysis skills using GCP, BigQuery, Teradata, or equivalent technologies.
 * Research methodology, literature review, and hypothesis-driven experimentation; comfortable consuming research.
 * Python programming and AI prototyping skills.
 * Ability to convert research insights into practical prototypes, experiments, and recommendations.
 * Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills.
 * Ability to collaborate effectively across AI, data, architecture, and product teams.
 * Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts.
 * Awareness of responsible AI, model limitations, evaluation risks, and enterprise governance considerations.
 * Experience working in complex enterprise data environments.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: At least some exposure to the following is expected:

 * Semantic layers and metrics modelling; ontologies and knowledge representation; knowledge graphs and graph-based reasoning concepts.
 * Taxonomy and metadata design; NL2SQL, Text-to-SQL, broader NL2* methods, conversational analytics and Dialogue with Data (DwD) approaches; LBG data architecture and data product concepts.

## Description

* Research and evaluate retrieval methods, search strategies, and RAG architecture patterns for enterprise use cases.
 * Design and prototype LLM-based reasoning workflows and agentic systems.
 * Define evaluation frameworks, benchmarks, experiments, and measurable success criteria for AI solutions.
 * Conduct hypothesis-driven experimentation and apply statistical methods to interpret results.
 * Perform advanced SQL-based data exploration and analysis across GCP, BigQuery, Teradata, or equivalent platforms.
 * Build Python-based AI prototypes and translate research concepts into demonstrable solutions.
 * Review academic and industry literature to identify relevant methods, patterns, and emerging capabilities.
 * Collaborate with data, architecture, product, and engineering teams to shape scalable AI and data solutions.
 * Document research findings, design decisions, evaluation results, risks, and recommendations.
 * Support the development of conversational analytics and Dialogue with Data capabilities.