Senior AI Engineer

Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• Commercial experience building AI applications using LLMs and modern AI frameworks.
• Strong hands-on experience with OpenAI, Anthropic/Claude or similar foundation models.
• Experience building AI workflows, agents, copilots or automation solutions.
• Experience integrating APIs and SaaS platforms.
• Strong software engineering skills in Python, JavaScript or another modern language.
• Experience with automation platforms such as Make, Zapier, n8n or similar.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering, retrieval techniques and modern AI tooling.
• A genuine product mindset with the ability to move quickly from idea to production.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.
• Experience within e-commerce, retail or another fast-paced digital environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and deploy practical AI solutions using modern LLMs including OpenAI, Anthropic/Claude and emerging AI technologies.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand operational challenges and identify opportunities where AI and automation can deliver measurable improvements.
• Build AI-powered workflows, agents and internal tools that remove manual effort and improve productivity.
• Integrate AI solutions with existing SaaS platforms using APIs and automation tooling.
• Develop proof of concepts before scaling successful solutions into production.
• Continuously evaluate new AI models, frameworks and tooling to improve solution quality and delivery speed.
• Work across functions including operations, customer service, finance, sales and marketing to deliver practical AI applications.
• Measure and iterate on solutions to ensure they generate tangible business outcomes.

Technologies:

• AI
• JavaScript
• Marketing
• n8n
• Python
• Zapier

More:

We are a high-growth, multi-brand e-commerce group based near Leeds with significant year-on-year growth and ambitious plans to expand into new markets. We have already invested heavily in AI and automation through an extensive discovery and value creation programme, identifying many opportunities to improve efficiency, customer experience and operational performance. This is a hands-on builder role with autonomy to experiment, iterate quickly and see your work used across the organisation. You will join a collaborative environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, with hybrid flexible working and a package of up to £90,000 base plus bonus and equity.

last updated 30 week of 2026