
Circle Group
Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Cardiff
Job Description
Salary: £50,000 - 50,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong experience in AI engineering or software engineering, including languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript or TypeScript, and frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Experience with RAG and LLM-based solutions
- Solid understanding of AI architectures and data pipelines
- Knowledge of security, compliance and governance principles in a development context
- Proven ability to mentor and develop a team
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic, hands-on approach with a focus on delivery
- Full right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not available
- Must live within commuting distance of Cardiff
- Lead the development and deployment of AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and productivity
- Design advanced solutions, including automation, RAG and LLM-based workflows
- Work with stakeholders to identify and deliver strategic AI initiatives with measurable business value
- Guide AI architecture, tooling and technology direction
- Ensure systems are secure, scalable and compliant with governance standards
- Monitor performance and continuously optimise AI systems
- Mentor and develop a small engineering team while promoting best practices
- AI
- Java
- JavaScript
- LLM
- PyTorch
- Python
- RAG
- Security
- TensorFlow
- TypeScript
- Support
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We are hiring experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineers to join a growing AI and software team and help shape AI capabilities within an organisation investing in its AI and development functions. This hybrid role is based in central Cardiff, with a starting salary of £45,000–£53,000 depending on experience.
last updated 39 week of 2026
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Circle Group
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£50,000
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£60,000
UK median
This salary is 17% below the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks