Senior AI Engineer
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (90% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and Lawrence Harvey is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
A high-growth, technology-led scale-up (backed by a global leading organisation) is expanding its engineering capability following a highly successful 2025. As part of significant continued investment, they are hiring a Senior AI Engineer to lead the design and development of next-generation AI products and services across Finance, supporting both internal operations and external platforms.
This is an opportunity to work in a modern, cloud-native engineering environment, building intelligent agentic AI systems that can reason, plan and act autonomously. You will take ownership of solutions end-to-end; from design and architecture, through development and deployment, to optimisation and continuous improvement.
You'll work closely with engineering, product and platform teams to embed Agentic AI and LLM-driven workflows into real-world products, contributing to architectural decisions, engineering standards and best practices.
Location: Remote with monthly travel to Leeds/Bradford
Salary: £90,000 to £100,000 + 15% Bonus + Excellent Benefits
To be considered
- Strong experience as an AI Engineer / ML Engineer / Software Engineer with applied AI exposure.
- Hands-on Python development experience delivering production-grade systems.
- Practical experience building agentic AI workflows (LangGraph / LangChain or similar frameworks).
- Exposure to Knowledge Graphs (Neo4j / RDF / graph-based enrichment or retrieval).
- Experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI or similar), with prompt design and orchestration.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer to build impactful Agentic AI systems, influence technical direction, and work within an organisation that is actively investing in AI as a core capability.
To find out more, apply now or contact j.cowley@lawrenceharvey.com.
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Where this offer sits in the market
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.