AI & Cloud Developer

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong commercial experience developing production-quality applications in Python.
• Experience with AI and machine learning, including LLM integration, prompt engineering and model evaluation.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications on AWS or a comparable cloud platform.
• Some Java development experience to support integration with core ERP applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and take ownership.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• AWS AI Practitioner certification, or equivalent, or a willingness to achieve this during the probation period.
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, MongoDB, JavaScript/TypeScript or finance systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain AI-powered solutions, including LLM-based document processing, intelligent extraction pipelines and agentic workflows.
• Build and deploy scalable web applications and microservices on AWS using Python, following cloud security best practices.
• Drive AI and machine learning research and development by evaluating new models, tools and technologies, creating prototypes and recommending adoption opportunities.
• Develop and optimise prompt engineering solutions for production AI applications.
• Manage and enhance AWS cloud infrastructure, including ECS, Lambda, S3 and CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate AI capabilities into existing Financial IT applications, identifying opportunities to automate processes and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to assess new development requests and deliver innovative technical solutions.
• Support the evolution of next-generation finance platforms through AI-driven enhancements, data analysis and cloud-native technologies.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Lambda
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Docker
• ERP
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• LLM
• Machine Learning
• MongoDB
• Python
• Security
• TypeScript
• Web
• microservices
• DevOps

More:

We are Kuehne+Nagel, a global leader in logistics with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward. Our work goes beyond logistics and helps enable everyday life as well as special moments for people around the world. We are hiring an AI & Cloud Developer to join our Financial IT Rapid Development team, based in our Milton Keynes office with flexible remote working. You will join a collaborative and forward-thinking global team where innovation is encouraged, new ideas are valued, and ongoing learning opportunities are available. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge AI technologies, influence the future of Financial IT, and collaborate with talented colleagues across multiple international locations, contributing to projects with global impact in a safe, stable environment.

last updated 34 week of 2026