AI Engineer - LLM, Python, RAG, Data Analyst - SQL, Tableau, R, Python, Gen AI, Machine Learning.
This is 12 month fixed term contract, hybrid working, office location Weybridge, Surrey.
The Role:
* Build and refine LLM/SLM-based AI solutions, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), fine-tuning, and prompt engineering.
* Design and oversee solution architecture for AI-powered systems across cloud and on-premise environments.
* Develop ML models and integrate them into production systems, ensuring scalability and performance.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define AI strategy, roadmap, and adoption plan.
* Prototype, test, and optimise AI applications, ensuring continuous performance improvement.
Essential Skills:
1. 5 + years commercial experience in GenAI, NLP, and Machine Learning.
2. Proven experience in creating, training, and fine-tuning LLMs/SLMs.
3. 5+ years hands-on skills Python development skills.
4. Integrating with SQL/NoSQL databases.
5. Experience with API development, web scraping/crawling, and data integration.
6. Practical exposure to on premise AI model deployment and open-source AI frameworks (eg, Hugging Face, LangChain).
7. Ability to assess AI tools and recommend optimisation for performance improvements.
8. Strong consulting and commun...