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# Founding AI Engineer

- **Company:** Run-time Group Ltd
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Salary:** £90,000 - £110,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Automation of Tests, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Information Leak Prevention, Information Retrieval, Python (Programming Language), Search Technologies, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, Model Validation, AI Platforms, Amazon Bedrock, Prompt Injection, Restful APIs, OpenSearch
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/ai-software-developer/run-time-group-ltd-job108280652

## About the Role

* Experience building and deploying AI or LLM-powered applications used by real users
 * Strong Python engineering skills
 * Experience with prompt engineering, tool calling and model integrations
 * Experience designing and consuming REST APIs
 * Knowledge of RAG, information retrieval and search technologies
 * Strong understanding of structured data and analytical workflows
 * Experience evaluating model performance and improving output quality
 * Awareness of AI security risks including prompt injection, data leakage and access control
 * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

## Description

* Building production-ready AI applications using LLMs and modern AI tooling
 * Creating retrieval and knowledge-search systems that provide accurate, traceable answers
 * Integrating AI capabilities with structured business data and analytical platforms
 * Developing conversational AI experiences and intelligent workflows
 * Establishing evaluation, monitoring and governance standards for AI solutions
 * Identifying new use cases and helping shape the organisation's wider AI strategy
 * Working directly with end users to understand problems and deliver measurable outcomes
 * Acting as the go-to AI specialist within the business

Nice-to-Have Experience

 * Amazon Bedrock, OpenSearch or similar AI platforms
 * Observability and monitoring for AI systems
 * Automated testing and evaluation frameworks
 * Multi-agent or orchestration frameworks
 * SQL and data engineering capabilities
 * GDPR, governance or regulated data environments

Why Join?

? Be the first AI Engineer in the organisation

? Shape the company's AI strategy and technical direction

? Work directly with decision-makers and business leaders

? Build solutions that reach production and deliver genuine business value

? Significant autonomy and ownership from day one

? Opportunity to create the foundations of a future AI function

This role would suit an engineer who enjoys operating at the intersection of software engineering, data and AI, and who wants the opportunity to define how an organisation adopts AI rather than simply becoming another member of an existing team.