Artificial Intelligence Engineer

AI Engineer / Forward Deployed AI Engineer PE-Backed Consulting Firm with Unicorn Status Trajectory!🦄📍Central London💰£60k - £80kWe’re partnering with a fast-growing, PE-backed technology consultancy that develops and deploys engineering talent into some of the UK’s largest organisations.As part of a major investment in its AI capability, the business is hiring both AI Engineers and Forward Deployed AI Engineers to build production-ready solutions and help enterprise clients adopt them successfully.These roles are particularly well suited to ambitious second or third jobbers who have developed strong technical foundations and now want broader exposure, faster progression and the opportunity to move into consulting.The Opportunities👉AI EngineerYou’ll focus primarily on designing and building AI-powered applications and systems. This could include generative AI, agentic workflows, RAG, machine learning solutions and intelligent automation.You’ll work across the full engineering lifecycle, from experimentation and prototyping through to testing, deployment and ongoing improvement.👉Forward Deployed AI EngineerYou’ll combine hands-on engineering with direct client delivery. Working closely with enterprise customers, you’ll help identify valuable problems, shape the right solution and take it from initial discovery through to production.This pathway will suit someone who enjoys the technical work but also wants greater exposure to clients, stakeholders and commercial decision-making.What You’ll Be DoingDepending on the pathway, you’ll:Design, build and deploy production-ready AI solutionsDevelop applications using Python and modern AI technologiesWork with generative AI, LLMs, RAG, agents and automationTurn business requirements into practical technical solutionsBuild prototypes and take successful concepts into productionTest, evaluate and improve the reliability of AI systemsCollaborate with software, data, cloud and product teamsWork directly with enterprise clients and technical stakeholdersContribute to reusable engineering patterns and best practicesWhat We’re Looking ForYou don’t need previous consulting experience, but you should bring:Commercial experience in software, data, machine learning or AI engineeringStrong programming skills, ideally using PythonExposure to building AI, ML or data-driven applicationsAn understanding of good software engineering principlesCuriosity about generative AI and emerging technologiesThe ability to explain technical ideas clearlyA practical, problem-solving mindsetAn interest in working across different clients, industries and challengesFor the Forward Deployed pathway, you’ll also need to enjoy client interaction and feel comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Why Join?This is an opportunity to move beyond isolated prototypes and work on AI systems designed to deliver genuine value in production.You’ll gain exposure to major enterprise environments, varied technical challenges and the complete delivery lifecycle—while receiving the support and development needed to accelerate your career.