Job Description
Senior AI Engineer Manager/Associate Director | Capital MarketsLocation: ManchesterWorking pattern: HybridSalary: Compensation aligned to experience and seniorityRef: J13116Senior AI Engineering professionals are required to support the design, build and delivery of advanced AI solutions within financial services and capital markets environments.This role would suit an experienced professional with a strong background in AI engineering and enterprise solution delivery within complex environments. You will play a key role in shaping AI strategy, leading teams and delivering enterprise AI solutions, helping organisations solve complex operational, technical and regulatory challenges through AI adoption at scale.You will work across multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with data scientists, architects, MLOps/LLMOps engineers, business stakeholders and senior leadership to design, deliver and scale AI products, agentic AI solutions and data driven applications.Key responsibilities:Building and deploying AI prototypes, products and production ready solutionsDesigning and implementing end to end AI solutions that integrate with enterprise systemsWorking with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG patterns, embeddings and fine tuningDeveloping AI agents and agentic workflows using modern frameworksWorking with vector databases, APIs and modern data platformsSupporting AI deployment, serving patterns, evaluation frameworks and integration designUsing Python and SQL to build robust, scalable AI and data solutionsWorking with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP or DatabricksSupporting MLOps, LLMOps, CI/CD and software engineering best practiceCollaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across complex programmesHelping identify technical, delivery, security, data privacy and regulatory risksContributing to technical documentation, solution design and delivery planningSupporting AI implementation and scaling initiatives across complex environmentsLeading and developing teams, supporting capability growth through mentoring, coaching and creating a collaborative, high performing environmentExperience Required:Strong Python and SQL experienceApplied AI engineering, ML engineering or software engineering backgroundExperience with LLMs, RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering or fine tuningExposure to LangChain, LangGraph, Agent Development Kit or similar agent frameworksExperience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Chroma or similarAPI development experience, ideally with FastAPI or similar frameworksKnowledge of MLOps, LLMOps, CI/CD or production deployment practicesExperience designing or supporting evaluation frameworks for AI or agentic systemsExperience working with modern data architectures and cloud platformsUnderstanding of AI risk, governance, security and regulatory considerationsFinancial services experience within capital markets or broader banking environmentsThis is a strong opportunity for an AI engineering professional who wants to work on high impact AI and data transformation programmes within complex financial services environments.Alternatively, you can refer a friend or colleague by taking part in our fantastic referral schemes! If you have a friend or colleague who would be interested in this role, please refer them to us.
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