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Xcede

AI Engineer

Hybrid

South east, United kingdom

£ 90,000 /year

Full Time

25-02-2026

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Skills

Python CI/CD Machine Learning Data Science Databricks NLP

Job Specifications

AI Engineer

Up to £90,000 Salary

Southern England x2 days per month

OVERVIEW

Xcede’s Data-driven Insurance client with an excellent Data Science, ML Engineering and MLOps team is hiring for an AI Engineer to join their AI unit. The organisation have been building commercially successful Data Science products for years, and are now pushing further into Generative AI with multiple LLM-based projects in production across the company.

In this role you will be responsible for building and deploying production level ML models for a breadth of interesting commercial projects. The role is end to end focused. Your responsibilities as a Machine Learning Engineer will include but not be limited to:

Developing and deploying predictive models and algorithms for commercial projects with a particular focus on LLMs and RAGs.
Collaborate with cross-functional commercial and business teams, to understand business requirements and identify opportunities for deploying statistical models.
Building production level Machine Learning models and be hands on in deployment.
Evaluating and select appropriate machine learning techniques and algorithms for solving commercial challenges.

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

A successful AI Engineer will have the following:

Have a number of years of commercial experience in a Data Science role building statistical & machine learning models.
Have built and deployed machine learning models in production.
Excellent use of Python
Particular experience in NLP, LLMs, and RAGs are highly prized given the focus on these projects.
CI/CD & MLOps experience is valued
Databricks experience is valued

If this role interests you and you would like to find out more, please apply here or contact us via niall.wharton@Xcede.com (feel free to include a CV for review).

About the Company

Global Technology Recruitment Specialists. We source and select top talent across all technology sectors globally. Founded in 2003, our vertical specialists provide global transformational talent in data, AI & machine learning, product, software, cloud and cyber. As part of the Xcede Group, we work with businesses, from pioneering start-ups to global brands, to find project-based or permanent talent that enables innovation in line with their vision and goals. Know more