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Senior FPGA Verification Lead for Automated Testing

REVUP CONSULTING PTE. LTD. is seeking a Senior FPGA Verification Engineer in Greater London. This position includes leading the development of testing protocols for FPGA-based systems in cutting-edge microscopy products. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, str ...

Enterprise AI/ML Systems Engineer — LLM Inference

Aramco is seeking an AI/ML/LLM Systems Engineer for their Digital & AI Center of Excellence based in Saudi Arabia. This permanent role requires a master's degree and 8 years of experience, including 4 years in LLM deployment. Responsibilities include deploying AI models, optimizing inference performance, and imp ...

Frontend & Full Stack Engineer for AI‑Driven Platform

Oritain Global Limited is seeking a Frontend Engineer – Full Stack based in London with a hybrid work model. You will own the reliability and performance of core production systems while building modern React frontends and Python backend services. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in delivering produ ...

Generative AI Engineer Secure AI for Cyber Defenses

Bridewell Consulting Limited is seeking a Generative AI Engineer to design and implement cutting-edge AI solutions. The role focuses on prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and ensuring secure deployment of AI systems. Candidates should be passionate about generative AI, with strong skills in Python and famili ...

Senior AI Engineer — Enterprise LLM & Production

AI Chopping Block, Inc. is looking for an experienced AI Engineer to join their London hub. In this role, you will architect and deploy scalable AI applications, driving the development of intelligent agents and collaborating closely with various teams. Applicants should have over 5 years in AI develop ...

ML Engineer: Scalable AI for Smarter Travel

Trainline plc is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join their team in Greater London. The role involves designing and delivering machine learning models, collaborating with data scientists and engineers, and owning the complete machine learning lifecycle. Ideal candidates will have an advanced deg ...

GenAI Pre Sales Solutions Engineer Demos & POCs

A leading technology firm in the UK is looking for an AI GTM Solution Engineer to design and implement cutting-edge Generative AI and LLM-powered solutions. This role involves collaborating with sales, product, and engineering teams to deliver customer-facing solutions. Ideal candidates will have solid experienc ...

Customer Facing AI Engineer Full Stack/ML

HappyRobot in Greater London is seeking a highly skilled Forward Deployed Engineer to enhance customer value through technical expertise and excellent communication. This role involves customer-facing engineering, full-stack development, and project management. The ideal candidate will have strong full ...

ML Prototyping Engineer: Turn Ideas into PoCs Fast

Test Triangle Ltd is looking for a Machine Learning Prototyping Engineer based in London, UK. The role involves taking undefined problems and quickly developing proofs of concepts (PoCs) and prototypes, transforming ideas into working solutions in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have ...

SRE | AI Driven Automation for Market Risk Platform

Uniting People is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for a Market Risk platform located in London. This role, requiring 8+ years of experience, focuses on automation, reliability engineering, and operational improvements in a financial services environment. Candidates should have strong Python skills, experi ...

Remote Senior Algorithm Engineer — Energy Forecasting

Gorilla - Energy Margin Intelligence is hiring a Senior Algorithm Engineer in Greater London to design and optimize algorithms for energy data processing. This role involves leadership and collaboration across teams to develop high-performance solutions. Candidates should have strong experience with Python and m ...

Senior Applied AI Engineer — Production AI & Risk Solutions

PowerToFly is looking for a Senior Applied AI Engineer in Greater London, UK. The successful candidate will create and deploy AI solutions that support business objectives. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields and proficiency in Python, JavaScript, and data ma ...

AI Engineer: Build Cutting Edge ML & NLP Systems

Curve Analytics in Greater London is seeking an AI Engineer eager to design innovative data science solutions. You will work on pushing boundaries in data analysis, developing and deploying machine learning models primarily for London-based clients. The ideal candidate has a strong proficiency in Python and expe ...

Network Engineer – Multicast, DC Upgrades & Automation

Hunter Bond is looking for an experienced Network Engineer to join their team in Greater London. The role involves high and low level design work, upgrades and expansions in Data Centres, and delivering Multicast solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in Python and Ansible, alongside a CCNP or CC ...

Hybrid Full Stack AI Engineer — Build Production AI Tools

Oliver Bernard is looking for a Full-stack AI Engineer in Greater London to join a dynamic tech business. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to work hands-on with AI-powered tooling and workflow automation, collaborating in a small, impactful engineering team. Candidates should have a strong background in P ...

Senior Backend Orchestrator for AI Driven Deployments

Jack & Jill is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in London to build the orchestration layer for autonomous technology deployment. You'll develop and maintain backend systems using Python and FastAPI, ensuring system reliability and working with the CTO on product requirements. This is an opportunity to shape the ...

Optical Test Automation & Systems Optimisation Engineer

Oriole is seeking a Systems Optimisation Engineer in Greater London to develop intelligent test frameworks and optimisation algorithms for optical networking systems. This role involves designing automated test frameworks, developing optimisation algorithms, and collaborating with hardware engineers to enhance p ...

Staff Applied AI Engineer — Build AI Driven Product Features (Remote)

Pleo in Greater London is looking for a Staff Applied AI Engineer to aid in developing AI-powered product features. The role focuses on collaborating with various teams to ship solutions that solve real business challenges using a rich dataset. Candidates should possess proven experience in shipping customer-fac ...

Solace Middleware Engineer Real Time, Low Latency Trading

Akkodis is seeking a Solace Middleware Engineer for the Electronic Trading Platform in Greater London. You will manage the Solace PubSub+ messaging infrastructure, supporting large-scale electronic trading systems. Key responsibilities include optimising messaging patterns, troubleshooting performance issues, an ...

Trading Infrastructure Engineer — Real Time Cloud & DC

Hunter Bond is seeking a Trading Infrastructure Engineer based in London to ensure the reliability and stability of their fintech trading services across cloud environments and data centres. Candidates should have 1 to 4 years of experience, strong Linux proficiency, and skills in scripting with Python, Bash, or ...

Senior Data Engineer — Data Science Platform (Azure)

ASOS is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for their Data Science Platform in Greater London. This role involves designing and implementing scalable data pipelines using Python and Scala, while collaborating with product teams to optimize data accessibility and quality. The ideal candidate should have strong experie ...

Senior Linux Systems Engineer | Automation & Reliability

Systematica Investments is seeking a hands-on Linux System Engineer in London to support and evolve the core infrastructure of their production systems, utilizing automation and modern practices. The candidate should have over 5 years of infrastructure experience, scripting skills in Bash/Python, and strong expe ...

AI/ML Engineer for Transformative Biomedical AI

GSK is looking for an experienced AI/ML Engineer to join our AI for Science team in Greater London. The role involves developing and implementing cutting-edge machine learning models across various scientific tasks. Candidates should have a quantitative degree and experience with deep learning frameworks like Py ...

AI Driven Analytics Engineer

Orgvue is looking for a Data & Insight Engineer in Greater London to build and own an AI-native analytics environment. Responsibilities include constructing data pipelines, developing automated insights, and managing data quality frameworks. This role requires strong SQL and data modeling skills, familiarity wit ...

Senior Denodo Data Virtualization Specialist

Hawksworth is seeking an experienced data engineer to design and maintain data pipelines using the Denodo platform in Central London. The role requires a minimum of 8 years of experience with Denodo and strong SQL skills. Ideal candidates should also be proficient in cloud data platforms such as Snowflake and Da ...

Senior Backend Engineer: AI Systems & APIs (Hybrid)

Oxford Dynamics is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in London to develop scalable backend services in Python. This role involves designing RESTful APIs, ensuring security and compliance, and collaborating with a cross-functional team. Candidates must have over 5 years of backend development experience, particul ...

Senior React Engineer — Real time Data Platform (Full Stack)

Senzo Group is seeking a Senior React Engineer in Greater London. This full stack role focuses on building customer-facing features for a real-time data platform, emphasizing React and Python, along with AWS. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of production SaaS experience and is comfortable in fast-paced environm ...

AI Engineer: Agentic LLMs & Memory (Hybrid London)

Uneek Global is looking for an AI Engineer for a hybrid role based in London, with 2–3 days onsite per week. The successful candidate will work on architecting advanced multi-agent systems and memory write-back pipelines, alongside secure LLM integrations. They will need strong experience in production-grade Pyt ...

Latency‑Driven Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for Digital Assets

Optiver is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for its Global Cloud Platforms team. This role focuses on optimizing a mature hybrid cloud infrastructure for digital assets trading. Responsibilities include designing low-latency infrastructure, enhancing cloud performance, and implementing governance for mult ...

Senior Backend Engineer Scalable AI Fintech Platform

Omnis Partners is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and scale core backend architecture for an AI platform in London. In this role, you will build scalable services, develop high-volume data pipelines, and collaborate with ML engineers. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of backend experience, strong ...

Senior Full Stack Engineer AI Legal Tech, Global Scale

Harnham is seeking a senior Full Stack Engineer in Greater London to work on AI-powered legal drafting and document editing. The role involves building and scaling backend foundations, designing APIs, and owning UIs for complex legal workflows. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in Python and/or TypeScri ...

Digital & Data Engineer — Site Analytics & Rollout Specialist

VSL International Ltd. is seeking a Digital & Data Engineer in Greater London. This hybrid role involves supporting digital systems and data solutions for ground engineering operations. Key responsibilities include deploying digital tools, creating data pipelines, and ensuring compliance with UK data protection ...

Research Engineer, Societal AI Impacts

AI Security Institute in Greater London is seeking a researcher and engineer to study the societal risks of frontier AI deployment. You'll design and conduct experiments, focusing on human–AI interaction and building data pipelines. The ideal candidate should have scalable Python coding experience, knowledge in ...

Senior Automation Engineer LLMs, Spark & ETL Pipelines

HCLTech is seeking a highly skilled Senior Automation Engineer in Greater London, specializing in Python and Large Language Models (LLMs). This role focuses on building intelligent automation solutions and scalable data pipelines while integrating AI capabilities into enterprise workflows. Candidates should have ...

Rapid Prototyping Engineer Data, ML & Analytics

Whitehall Resources is seeking a Prototyping Engineer in London for a 6-month contract. The role involves creating proof of concepts (PoCs) and prototypes using data engineering, machine learning, and lightweight application development. Essential skills include advanced proficiency in Python and SQL, hands-on e ...

Applied ML Engineer — LLM Evaluations & MLOps

APPLE seeks an Applied Machine Learning Engineer for its Developer Publications Intelligence team in Greater London. The role involves building and integrating machine learning models, driving MLOps excellence, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have strong programming skills in Pyt ...

Senior Linux Engineer: Global Automated Infra

Maven Securities, a leading proprietary trading firm, is seeking a Linux Engineer to manage and support its Linux server estate across multiple datacenters. The role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining the system that supports trading applications, as well as fostering automation and collaboration acr ...

Azure Cloud Engineer (Hybrid) – London

Investigo is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to join their team in London. In this hybrid role, you'll design and implement Azure solutions, manage resources, automate processes, and ensure compliance. The successful candidate will have strong experience in a hybrid cloud environment, proficiency in ...

Senior Analytics Platform Engineer – Remote, Scalable Data

Our Future Health Limited is seeking a Senior Analytics Platform Engineer in Greater London to design and maintain scalable analytics-ready data products. This role involves collaborating across teams and coaching analysts to enhance data quality and insights. The successful candidate should possess strong analy ...

Next Gen Cloud Data Platform Engineer (6 Month Contract)

Allegis Global Solutions is seeking a skilled Data Platform Engineer to enhance GSK's Onyx Research Data Platform. The role involves building high-performing, cloud-native data platforms, mentoring junior engineers, and automating data flows. Key skills include proficiency in GCP services, strong Python developm ...

Senior Network Engineer – London: Automation & DCIM

Jobs via eFinancialCareers is looking for a Senior Network Engineer in London for its Innovation & Technology department. This role involves operating and optimizing data centre and campus networks, implementing network policies, and enhancing automation using Ansible and Python. The ideal candidate has at least ...

Founding AI Engineer Hybrid, Equity, Impact

twentyAI, based in Greater London, is seeking a Founding AI Engineer to help define and build advanced AI systems. You will collaborate with a small, ambitious team, implementing AI reasoning for scientific and engineering challenges. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, programming experience in Pyt ...

Senior ML Platform Architect SageMaker & MLOps

LSEG in Greater London is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to provide technical leadership for a new matching platform. The role requires expertise in AWS SageMaker, Python, and MLOps for designing scalable ML systems. Key responsibilities include defining ML architecture, driving model governance, ...

Senior AWS Data Engineer Real Time Pipelines & ML Infra

La Fosse Associates is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer with a strong background in AWS and Python for a 3-month remote contract. You will manage data infrastructure initiatives and optimise large-scale data pipelines. Ideal candidates will possess expertise in Terraform, experience with Kafka in producti ...

Senior Data Engineering Lead — ELT Pipelines & Platform

Fuse is seeking a Data Engineer to enhance its data platform and manage end-to-end data pipelines. The successful candidate will develop and maintain tools using dbt and Python, manage GCP infrastructure, and mentor team members. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with cloud platforms, strong SQL sk ...

Senior Backend Engineer — AI Workspace & Data Pipelines

TechTree is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement robust backend systems for an AI workspace in Greater London. The successful candidate will have over 7 years of experience, expert-level proficiency in Python, and deep knowledge of relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL. Responsibilit ...

Senior Data Engineer – Search & AI Platform | Flexible Hours

A global leader in information and analytics is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for their Search and AI Platform in London. The role involves designing and maintaining scalable data pipelines, developing ELT/ETL workflows, and collaborating with teams to deliver impactful solutions. Candidates should have strong ...

Senior AI Engineer: Production Grade LLM Systems & RAG

Cititec is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to develop AI systems powered by large language models in a contract role based in London. This position, offering £650/day, requires hands-on experience with LLM APIs and strong Python skills. You will implement AI applications focusing on multi-agent orchestrat ...

Data Platform Engineer: AWS, Databricks & Lakehouse

Houseful Limited is hiring a Data Platform Engineer in Greater London to help scale their data lakehouse and build infrastructure for data commercialization. The ideal candidate will have strong Python and AWS skills, along with experience in modern data platforms like Databricks. The position offers a hybrid wo ...

Production AI Engineer: Azure GenAI & MLOps

Women in Data® is seeking an AI Engineer to join their collaborative engineering team in Greater London. You will design, build, and run secure AI solutions that deliver real value for customers while working on Azure-based platforms. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience in AI solutions, strong Python ...

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