Senior Engineer, Dev/Principal Engineer
Dev - AI Core Services Development – Cambridge Hybrid
We are looking for an expert AI Developer to build innovative, standards-compliant, secure and production-grade AI capabilities for a Core AI Services team in Cambridge. You'll help design, develop, and scale AI-enabling platform services and public APIs that are secure, reliable, and cloud-native.
Key Responsibilities:
* Build scalable, fault-tolerant cloud-native services on Microsoft Azure
* Develop secure, well-documented public APIs and SDKs
* Deliver end-to-end solutions across data pipelines, orchestration, and service APIs.
* Embed robust security controls and ensure secure access to AI services.
* Design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions to ensure engineering excellence.
* Create AI solutions, including AI model deployment, training, and AI tooling development.
AI & Cloud Expertise
* Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs)
* Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agent orchestration, prompt engineering, and tool calling.
* AI standards like Model Context Protocol (
MCP
) and Agent2Agent (
A2A
).
* ML algorithms
(regression, classification, clustering, deep learning)
* Knowledge of
AI ethics
and regulations (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act)
* Fluent in developing code using AI Tools such as
GitHub Copilot
* Prompt engineering to carry out multiple development tasks.
* AI orchestration, (
AI Foundry
and/or
Semantic Kernel
)
* Automated testing and evaluation of AI outputs is a plus
* Python and AI frameworks / tools such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
Core Skills and Qualifications:
* Platform or cloud-native service development using Microsoft and .NET technologies.
* Microsoft Azure and PaaS services (e.g. Azure Functions, AKS, API Management).
* RESTful API design, versioning, testing, and lifecycle management.
* Securing APIs, managing authentication/authorization and data privacy practices.
* Agile teams and collaborating across global R&D locations
* Ability to mentor junior team members
* Experience with AI frameworks, tools and Python