Senior AI Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior AI Engineer (AI): Designing and building cutting-edge AI applications and intelligent workflows for clients with an accent on the full project lifecycle from ideation to production. Focus on advising clients on AI strategy, building demos, and shaping internal AI practices while mentoring junior engineers.

Location: Fully Remote within the UK or EU. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Salary: £50,000 – £80,000

Company

hirify.global helps organizations unlock new value by combining data, AI, design, and strategy, with a vision to redefine organizations with data and AI.

What you will do

• Design and build cutting-edge AI applications, including MCP servers, voice-to-voice real-time apps, RAG bots, and multi-agent systems.
• Advise clients on AI strategy, joining workshops, contributing to proposals, and shaping project direction.
• Build fast, purposeful, and client-ready demos and Proofs of Concept (PoCs).
• Mentor junior engineers, share knowledge, and provide thoughtful code reviews to foster team growth.
• Shape internal AI practices by contributing to shared tools, frameworks, and ways of working.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI or applied data-intensive software engineering.
• Proficiency in Python, writing clean, maintainable, production-quality code.
• Hands-on experience with modern GenAI tooling like Pinecone, HuggingFace, LangChain/LangSmith, or CrewAI.
• Solid understanding and experience building RAG systems and designing agentic architectures.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP) for deploying and maintaining systems.
• Strong interest in client-facing work and the ability to explain complex ideas clearly to build trust.
• Must already have the right to work in the UK or EU; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Culture & Benefits

• Transparent salary model based on skills, responsibilities, and impact, with clear career framework and 6-month review cycles.
• Personal learning budget (£1,200/year), mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Flexible, remote-first working environment with colleagues across the UK and EU.
• Private health insurance (WPA), 6%+ pension contributions, and wellbeing support (£50/month via Juno).
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off, increasing with tenure.
• Tiered parental leave policy (16 weeks maternity, 4 weeks partner, full pay depending on tenure).
• Supportive, values-driven team culture built on care, trust, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Hiring process

• Talent screening call (30m) with the People Team.
• Technical task and interview (90m) with the AI team.
• Values interview (45m) with a cross-functional duo to discuss work style and culture alignment.