
Circle Group
Senior AI Engineer - Manchester
Job Description
Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong experience with AI engineering or software engineering, including Python, Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript, and libraries or 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 from a development perspective
- Proven mentoring and team development capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic, hands-on approach with a focus on delivery
- Lead the development and deployment of AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and productivity
- Design advanced solutions including automation, RAG, and LLM-based workflows
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and deliver strategic AI initiatives that deliver measurable business value
- Provide guidance on 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 team of engineers while promoting best practices
- AI
- Java
- JavaScript
- LLM
- PyTorch
- Python
- RAG
- Security
- TensorFlow
- TypeScript
- Support
More:
We are a leading company based in central Manchester and are looking to hire experienced AI engineers to join our IT team. This is a hybrid role in central Manchester with a starting salary of up to £60,000 to £80,000 depending on experience. We are investing heavily in our AI and development functions and offer the opportunity to help shape our AI capabilities within a forward-thinking organisation.
last updated 38 week of 2026
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Circle Group
Manchester
IT
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£80,000
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£75,000
UK median
This salary is 7% above the UK median for Senior roles (£75,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks