Metrica Recruitment

Senior AI Engineer – Generative AI & Machine Learning

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Updated: September 25, 2026
Experienced
Analytical, IT
London
£80,000

Senior AI Engineer – Generative AI & Machine Learning

Lead complex Generative AI and machine learning programmes for major organisations, shaping production-grade solutions that turn emerging AI capabilities into secure, scalable and measurable business outcomes.

The Company

We are working with a global professional services organisation delivering complex technology and transformation programmes for major international clients. You’ll join a specialist AI and engineering environment in London, working across client engagements and internal teams. The role offers hybrid flexibility, senior stakeholder exposure and the opportunity to shape high-impact Generative AI solutions across data-rich and regulated industries. 

The Role

As a Lead AI Engineer, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with senior client engagement to solve complex business problems through Generative AI and machine learning. You’ll shape AI strategies, lead end-to-end engineering delivery and influence how production systems are designed, evaluated, secured and operated. Your scope will span LLMs, RAG, generative architectures, MLOps/LLMOps and cloud platforms, while working closely with technical teams, business stakeholders and leadership. You’ll also help strengthen reusable engineering practices and guide cross-functional AI teams.

  • Lead the design and delivery of production-grade AI and Generative AI solutions.
  • Shape AI strategies with senior stakeholders and align technology with business goals.
  • Design scalable pipelines covering data, models, evaluation and secure deployment.
  • Oversee LLM, diffusion and other generative model development and operationalisation.
  • Establish evaluation, security and responsible AI guardrails for production systems.
  • Mentor cross-functional teams and influence reusable AI engineering standards.

Benefits and Perks

You’ll join an inclusive, flexible environment that values technical expertise, wellbeing and meaningful professional impact. The role is London-based with hybrid working and exposure to varied international client projects.

  • London-based hybrid working across office, remote, virtual collaboration and client environments.
  • Flexible working designed to support career commitments and home life.
  • Access to varied international client projects and complex AI transformation challenges.
  • Technical and personal development through complex delivery and collaboration with experienced specialists.
  • Opportunities to lead, influence and shape AI engineering capability at scale.

Requirements

You’ll bring strong technical depth alongside the ability to influence senior stakeholders and delivery teams.

Must-Have

  • Expert Python skills with strong experience across PyTorch, TensorFlow and modern AI frameworks.
  • Hands-on expertise with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, vector databases and generative architectures.
  • Production experience across AI/ML deployment, evaluation, security and MLOps/LLMOps.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP and enterprise-scale AI environments.
  • Strong stakeholder communication, technical leadership and team management experience.

Apply Now

If you’re ready to lead high-impact Generative AI engineering and shape production solutions for major organisations, apply now to take your next career step.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience in regulated or data-rich sectors such as financial services or healthcare.
  • LangChain, LangGraph or comparable open-source Generative AI tooling.
  • SQL, Spark or Hadoop experience, plus relevant cloud AI certifications.
  • Patents, publications or meaningful open-source contributions demonstrating AI thought leadership.

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Job details

Job ID: 37968
Type: Experienced
Company: Metrica Recruitment
Locations: London
Salary: £80,000
Industries: Analytical, IT
Courses: IT, Maths and Stats, Physics
Grade: Any
Updated: September 25, 2026
Closing: October 25, 2026
Starting: ASAP

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