Principal AI / Data Engineer (Contract):
Length: 3 months initally (extension is likely)
Start Date: ASAP
Location: London, Hybrid (1 day per week)
Pay Rate / Determination: £(Apply online only) p/d | Outside IR35
About: Opus is supporting a UK-based digital consultancy partnering with organisations to design, build and scale high‑impact digital and AI‑driven products, with a strong people‑first culture.
The role:
A hands‑on Principal AI / Data Engineer contract to assess, shape and deliver improvements to a live AI platform across two critical workstreams.
You'll be responsible for:
Assessing the current AI and data platform and define clear, actionable improvements
Lead on delivery across two workstreams, aligning product, data and engineering
Improving the natural language data exploration platform, focusing on trust and semantic consistency
Designing and implementing scalable, multi‑source data pipelines and architecture
About you:
Strong experience with Python and AWS
Deep knowledge of data pipelines, AI/ML systems and modelling
Experience with LLM- or NLP‑powered platforms
Strong focus on scalable, reliable system designPlease apply now and reach out to Adam at Opus for more information
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