Job Description
Lead AI Engineer Contractor
London (3 days per week onsite)
6-Month Initial Contract
Outside IR35
Oliver Bernard are currently working with an AI-first consultancy that is helping some of the UK's most recognised organisations deploy AI solutions into real-world production environments. Following a number of recent project wins, they're looking for a Lead AI Engineer Contractor to join their growing team.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll be responsible for building and scaling enterprise AI applications, guiding engineering teams, and shaping the architecture of modern GenAI platforms.
You'll be involved in:
* Designing and deploying LLM-powered applications
* Building agentic workflows and multi-agent systems
* Developing robust RAG architectures and evaluation frameworks
* Creating scalable APIs and backend services using Python
* Working across cloud platforms to deliver secure, production-ready solutions
Required experience:
Strong commercial experience as a Senior or Lead AI Engineer
Proven track record delivering GenAI products into production
Expertise with Python and modern AI frameworks
Experience with LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI or similar tooling
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Comfortable leading technical discussions with both engineers and clients
Apply below for more information.