AI Developer - Perm £50k

An award-winning digital and technology consultancy is looking for an AI Developer to join a highly collaborative engineering team focused on the practical, production-ready application of AI. This is a hands-on role where you'll design and deliver agentic AI solutions, working closely with engineers, designers and strategists to build brand-safe, high-quality AI features used by real clients.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and implementing agent-based workflows and prompt strategies
• Building RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) systems using client-specific data
• Optimising AI performance across latency, token usage and response quality
• Deploying AI services into production using Python
• Benchmarking and validating AI outputs against quality and safety guardrails
• Translating emerging AI capabilities into stable, shippable product features

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, with solid Python experience
• Hands-on experience working with LLM APIs and AI orchestration
• Experience taking AI features from concept to production
• A pragmatic, engineering-led approach to applied AI

Nice to have

• Python for data processing or model evaluation
• Experience with collaboration platforms or Embedded messaging tools
• Exposure to C#/.NET
• Front End knowledge for conversational or prototype UIs
• Previous Digital Agency experience

• Hybrid working: London office Tuesday-Thursday, remote Mondays and Fridays
• Flexible working hours and a strong work-life balance culture
• Competitive benefits package including private medical cover, pension, income protection and enhanced parental leave
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and additional Christmas closure)
• Ongoing training, development and a genuinely collaborative environment