Senior AI Engineer

📍 Remote (UK-Based) | £80,000 - £100,000 | AI-Powered Innovation

Our client, a VC-backed startup, is on a mission to revolutionize the bid and tender process using AI-driven automation. Their platform helps businesses streamline and enhance their bidding strategies, cutting through complexity with intelligent recommendations.

As they continue to grow and scale, they are looking for a Senior AI Engineer to introduce structure, mentor their talented team, and drive innovation. With a current team of three junior-to-mid-level engineers, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the engineering culture and build cutting-edge AI solutions.

The Role
The Senior AI Engineer will play a key role in developing AI-powered applications, implementing best practices, and mentoring junior engineers. This individual will be responsible for driving technical excellence and ensuring the scalability of the platform.

Key Responsibilities
🔹 Architect and implement AI-powered features, with a strong focus on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and vector databases
🔹 Develop scalable back-end systems using Python
🔹 Build seamless user interfaces with React
🔹 Establish engineering best practices, bringing structure and efficiency to the development process
🔹 Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers
🔹 Collaborate with the founding team to define the technical roadmap and long-term strategy

Key Requirements
✔ Extensive experience with Python for AI and ML applications
✔ Strong front-end development skills with React
✔ Deep knowledge of vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
✔ Experience leading teams, implementing best practices, and mentoring engineers
✔ Ability to balance hands-on coding with technical leadership
✔ Passion for AI innovation and working in a fast-paced startup environment

What's on Offer?
✨ Competitive salary (£80,000 - £100,000)
✨ Fully remote role (UK-based) with occasional travel for team collaboration
✨ The opportunity to shape the future of AI in bid/tender management
✨ A chance to work with a visionary founding team in a high-growth startup
✨ The opportunity to lead and scale a talented engineering team

If you're an experienced AI Engineer looking to take on a leadership role in an exciting, high-growth startup, apply today!

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