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Senior Engineer- AI Core Services

Company
Location
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
9/4/2025
Description

Job Title: Senior Engineer- AI Core Services

Location - Hybrid, 2 Days to Cambridge office


About the Role: We are looking for passionate and skilled Software Developers to join our Core AI Services team. In this role, you will help design, develop, and scale AI-enabling platform services and public APIs that are secure, reliable, and cloud-native. You will part of the team to build innovative, standards-compliant, secure and production-grade AI capabilities, with a builder mindset- rapid prototyping and continuous improvement with agility of a start-up.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Build scalable, fault-tolerant cloud-native services on Microsoft Azure, ensuring high performance and reliability.
  • Develop secure, well-documented public APIs and SDKs for consumption by internal and external developers.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions across data pipelines, orchestration, and service APIs.
  • Embed robust security controls to protect sensitive data and ensure secure
  1. access to AI services.
  • Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions to
  1. ensure engineering excellence.
  • Mentor junior developers, encourage continuous learning, and contribute to a
  1. culture of innovation.
  • Work with multiple teams to create AI solutions, which include AI model
  1. deployment, training, and AI tooling development.


AI & Cloud Expertise

  • Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and understanding of
  1. trade-offs between performance, cost, and capability.
  • Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agent orchestration,
  1. prompt engineering, and tool calling.
  • Familiarity with AI standards such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) and
  1. Agent2Agent (A2A).
  • Strong knowledge or experience in working with various ML algorithms
  1. (regression, classification, clustering, deep learning)
  • Knowledge of AI ethics and regulations (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act), and
  1. commitment to responsible AI development.
  • Fluent in developing code using AI Tools such as GitHub Copilot. Must be able to
  • use prompt engineering to carry out multiple development tasks.
  • Familiar with AI orchestration, including tools like AI Foundry and/or Semantic
  1. Kernel.
  • Experience with tools for automated testing and evaluation of AI outputs is a
  1. plus.
  • Experience in Python and AI frameworks / tools such as PyTorch and
  1. TensorFlow.


Core Skills and Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in platform or cloud native service development using Microsoft and .NET technologies.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and associated PaaS services (e.g., Azure Functions, AKS, API Management).
  • Strong expertise in RESTful API design, versioning, testing, and lifecycle management.
  • Proficient in securing APIs, managing authentication/authorization and data privacy practices.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex technical challenges and propose scalable solutions.
  • Experience working in Agile teams and collaborating across global R&D locations
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor junior team members fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation
  • Demonstrated experience with AI frameworks, tools and Python


For more info, please contact [email protected]

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