Senior AI Engineer

hackajob is partnering directly with Kainos to hire for this role. Join Kainos and Shape the Future At Kainos, were problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether were transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. We believe in a people-first culture , where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference.

Here, youll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. J OB P ROFILE DESCRIPTION Kainos is recognised as one of the UKs leading AI and data businesses, with a decade-longtrack recordof delivering impactful, production-grade AI solutions for clients across government, healthcare,defence,and commercial sectors.

Kainos is at the forefront of AI innovation,trusted by Microsoft,AWS,andothersto deliver advanced AIand data solutions atcitizenscale. Our 150-strong AI and Data Practicebringstogether deepexpertisein machine learning, generative AI, agenticAIand data.

We are pioneers in responsible AI, having authored the UK governments AI Cyber Security Code of Practice implementation guideand we partner with leading organisations to ensure AI is deployed ethically, securely and with measurable business value. Our teams are at the cutting edgeof AI research, and delivery, it is truly an exciting team to join Kainos as we further grow our AI capability.

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THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS :
As aSeniorAI Engineer at Kainos, you will deliver advanced AI solutionsleveragingstate-of-the-art machine learning,generativeand agenticAI technologies. You will drive the adoption of modern AI frameworks,AIOps best practices and scalable cloud-native architectures.

Your role will involve hands-on technical delivery, collaborating with customers to translate business challenges into trustworthy AI solutions and ensuring responsible AI practices throughout.

As a technical mentor, you will foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning,and engineering excellence. It isa fast-paced environment,so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions.

You willdo this whilst learning aboutnew technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to develop and grow. You will support your colleagues and more junior developers, providingdirectionsupportas you solve challenging problems together. M INIMUM ( ESSENTIAL ) REQUIREMENTS : A minimum of a 2.1 degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Statistics or in a similar quantitative field. Demonstrable experience of deploying modern AI/ML solutions into production,including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG),model evaluation,andmonitoringusing metrics (e.g. precision, recall, NDCG and drift detection).

Strong Python skills with a grounding in software engineering best practices(CI/CD, testing, code reviews etc). Experience developing solutions at scale on cloud platforms (Azure & AWS), containerisation and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes and Docker. Expertise in data engineering for AI: handling large-scale, unstructured, and multimodal data. Understanding of responsible AI principles, modelinterpretability,and ethical considerations. Strong interpersonal skillsand team working. D ESIRABLE :
Demonstrable experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g.PyTorch, Tensor Flow), fine-tuning or distillation of LLMs (e.g., GPT, Llama, Claude, Gemini), machine learning libraries (e.g. scikit-learn,XGBoost).

Experience with data storage for AI, vector databases, semanticsearch,and…