Senior AI Engineer

Salary: £54,000 - 94,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong software engineering capability, primarily in TypeScript and Python, with backend and API development skills.
• Expertise in GenAI systems, including RAG, prompt engineering, LLM integration, and agentic workflows.
• Cloud and infrastructure knowledge, including deployment, containerization, and CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including model behavior, evaluation, and testing.
• Demonstrated ability to design, deploy, and operate production-grade AI systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Previous experience with LangGraph, LangChain, PocketFlow, or other multi-agent orchestration tooling is a plus.
• Familiarity with monorepo technologies such as nx or lerna, and multi-application deployment pipelines is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver end-to-end LLM-powered applications, including RAG systems and agent workflows.
• Transform prototypes into reliable, scalable production services with deployment, monitoring, and failure handling.
• Integrate and operate external model APIs while managing constraints such as latency, cost, and reliability.
• Build and operate data pipelines for retrieval, evaluation, and fine-tuning workflows.
• Establish evaluation, monitoring, and guardrails to ensure measurable performance, quality, and safety.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Fine-tuning
• Support
• LLM
• Machine Learning
• Nx
• Python
• RAG
• TypeScript

More:

We are Abcam, one of Danahers operating companies, and we work to accelerate breakthroughs in life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology. Our mission is to help save lives by partnering with the scientific community to provide biological reagents and solutions that enable faster progress in areas such as cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders. We have a global team of more than 1,400 colleagues and foster a culture of belonging, continuous improvement, and shared impact. This is a full-time, on-site Senior AI Engineer (Full Stack) role based in Cambridge, reporting to the Senior Director AI Operations and Commercial as part of our Data & AI Team. We offer a broad range of comprehensive and competitive benefits that support life beyond the job.

last updated 34 week of 2026