Lead AI Engineer

Role: Lead AI Engineer

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Manchester

Ready to apply your experience and expertise in AI engineering?

We have an exciting opportunity for you —
Lead AI Engineer!

TCS is a purpose‑led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve – our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide.

• Apply your AI engineering expertise to solve complex, real‑world problems.
• Collaborate with diverse teams to build scalable, high‑impact solutions.
• Drive innovation by experimenting with emerging AI technologies.

As a Lead AI/ML Engineer
, you will design, build and optimise scalable AI workflows and intelligent systems that enhance enterprise processes and customer experiences. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams, lead solution development, and ensure best‑practice implementation across model design, performance optimisation and integration.

• Design and implement AI workflows and high‑performing ML models.
• Build solutions using Lang Chain for agent‑based and RAG‑driven architectures.
• Optimise and scale AI/ML models for reliability and efficiency.
• Apply prompt‑engineering techniques to improve LLM outputs.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Stay current with AI/ML trends, tooling and best practices.

• Strong hands‑on experience with AI/ML frameworks (Tensor Flow, PyTorch, scikit‑learn).
• Experience with Vertex AI, Gemini, Azure OpenAI, Cloud Vision or similar platforms.
• Proficiency in Python (with optional experience in R or Java).
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and statistical modelling.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Strong collaboration experience within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with Lang Chain and RAG systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud, Azure).
• Knowledge of prompt‑engineering methods.
• Understanding of ethical and Responsible AI practices.

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at  if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at  with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office  /  to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.