Artificial Intelligence Engineer

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AI Developer (Be the 1st AI Hire and build out the team)


Bracknell (Hybrid)


What if you could own and build the AI capability from the ground up in a scaling, purpose-driven tech company?


We’re hiring the first dedicated AI Engineer to join a fast-growing (~280 people) Healthtech organisation making a real-world impact. This is a rare opportunity to shape the AI strategy, design production-grade systems, and bring cutting-edge LLM-powered solutions into a live product environment.


The Role

You’ll sit at the intersection of AI, backend engineering, and cloud systems, designing and deploying intelligent features that directly impact users.


Expect to:

  • Design and implement LLM-based applications (RAG pipelines, agents, copilots)
  • Build scalable backend services using Python and Java
  • Integrate AI into existing cloud-native SaaS platforms
  • Own the full lifecycle: experimentation ? prototyping ? production
  • Optimise model performance, cost, and latency in real-world environments
  • Collaborate across engineering, product, and data teams to identify high-impact AI use cases
  • What We’re Looking For

    • 5+ years in software engineering, with strong experience in Python and/or Java
    • Hands-on experience working with LLMs (prompt engineering, fine-tuning, embeddings, vector databases, RAG)
    • Experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP also considered)
    • Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
    • Familiarity with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
    • Experience working with data stores (SQL/NoSQL) and large datasets
    • Bonus: experience with AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, etc.)


    Why Join?

    • Be the first AI hire — real ownership and influence
    • Work on meaningful, tech-for-good products
    • Modern stack, forward-thinking leadership, strong growth trajectory
    • Opportunity to define architecture, tooling, and best practices


    Package

    • Salary up to £95,000 (depending on experience)
    • Bonus + private medical
    • Bracknell-based hybrid working

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    Company: Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing
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    Location: Reading
    Job Description:

    AI Developer (Be the 1st AI Hire and build out the team)

    Bracknell (Hybrid)

    What if you could own and build the AI capability from the ground up in a scaling, purpose-driven tech company?

    We’re hiring the first dedicated AI Engineer to join a fast-growing (~280 people) Healthtech organisation making a real-world impact. This is a rare opportunity to shape the AI strategy, design production-grade systems, and bring cutting-edge LLM-powered solutions into a live product environment.

    The Role

    You’ll sit at the intersection of AI, backend engineering, and cloud systems, designing and deploying intelligent features that directly impact users.

    Expect to:

    • Design and implement LLM-based applications (RAG pipelines, agents, copilots)
    • Build scalable backend services using Python and Java
    • Integrate AI into existing cloud-native SaaS platforms
    • Own the full lifecycle: experimentation ? prototyping ? production
    • Optimise model performance, cost, and latency in real-world environments
    • Collaborate across engineering, product, and data teams to identify high-impact AI use cases
  • What We’re Looking For

    • 5+ years in software engineering, with strong experience in Python and/or Java
    • Hands-on experience working with LLMs (prompt engineering, fine-tuning, embeddings, vector databases, RAG)
    • Experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP also considered)
    • Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
    • Familiarity with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
    • Experience working with data stores (SQL/NoSQL) and large datasets
    • Bonus: experience with AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, etc.)

    Why Join?

    • Be the first AI hire — real ownership and influence
    • Work on meaningful, tech-for-good products
    • Modern stack, forward-thinking leadership, strong growth trajectory
    • Opportunity to define architecture, tooling, and best practices

    Package

    • Salary up to £95,000 (depending on experience)
    • Bonus + private medical
    • Bracknell-based hybrid working

    Posted: May 20th, 2026