Location
London
Hours
Full Time, Permanent
Salary
Negotiable
About the Role
We’re hiring a Senior AI Engineer to design and deliver AI systems across the business. This is a hands-on role focused on building production-grade solutions using large language models (LLMs) and agentic systems, embedding AI directly into core business processes rather than building isolated prototypes. You will take high-value problems and turn them into scalable, reliable systems used in real workflows, driving measurable business outcomes. You will contribute significantly to technical direction, architecture, and implementation, translating defined business priorities into robust, production-ready systems. Working closely with engineers, you will make key technical contributions and deliver solutions that are reusable, scalable, and built for long-term impact.
How You’ll Contribute
- Design and implement AI systems end-to-end, contributing to technical direction and architecture
- Build LLM-powered and agent-based solutions from concept through to production
- Contribute to engineering standards, patterns, and reusable components across use cases
- Make informed technical decisions on models, tooling, infrastructure, and system design within agreed architectural direction
- Ensure systems are robust, observable, and production-ready (evaluation, monitoring, guardrails)
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers contributing to AI initiatives
Benefits
26 days holiday, rising to 30 with service
A holiday buy scheme (up to 5 extra days)
Double matched pension, with up to 14% from NewDay
Generous annual performance bonuses
Private medical insurance with Bupa, including mental health support and cancer care
26 weeks paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Free breakfast and lunch in the office every day, provided by our in-house chefs
At NewDay, we value all types of diversity and are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive working culture. Reasonable adjustments will be made to support candidates throughout the application and interview process.
Experience
- Proven experience delivering production-grade AI systems end-to-end
- Experience designing and implementing complex AI systems across multiple use cases or domains
- Strong expertise in generative AI / LLMs, including orchestration, prompting, and evaluation
- Experience building agentic or multi-step AI systems
- Strong software engineering fundamentals including APIs, system design, and cloud-based architectures
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or fast-moving problem spaces
- Experience contributing to and influencing engineering standards and practices across projects
About You
- Comfortable working hands-on alongside engineers to deliver scalable, reliable AI solutions
- Able to provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers
- Adaptable and effective in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Collaborative with a strong focus on long-term impact and reusability of solutions
Qualifications
While specific qualifications are not listed, the role requires strong expertise and proven experience in AI engineering, software development, and system design relevant to generative AI and LLM-powered solutions.
Desirable Skills
- Experience contributing to AI platforms or reusable frameworks and patterns
- Familiarity with LLMOps / MLOps and production evaluation practices
- Experience embedding AI into core business processes or enterprise systems
- Experience working in large-scale or regulated enterprise environments
