2 jobs found in Didcot, Oxfordshire

Senior Applied AI Engineer – Private Sector Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire – Hybrid (2 days per week on site, remainder remote) Contract: 6 months initially, with strong potential for extension Day Rate: £700–£900 per day, depending on experience IR35: Outside IR35 Start Date: Immediate About the Role We are working with a fast-growing UK frontier technology company developing advanced AI systems for organisations operating in complex, high-stakes environments. The business is looking for a Senior Applied AI Engineer to take genuine technical ownership of the design and delivery of production-grade agentic AI systems. This is a builder's role rather than an integration role . You will design and implement sophisticated AI systems from the ground up, make architecture-level decisions, write production-quality software and own features through to deployment. The focus is on turning rapidly evolving AI capabilities into reliable, scalable systems that deliver...

iO Associates are working with a UK-based company building mission-critical AI systems. They’re looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join on a contract basis and build agentic AI systems in production, including secure deployments. Job Title: Senior AI Engineer Location: UK (Hybrid – occasional on-site in the South of England) Contract Length: Initial 6 months IR35: Outside IR35 Rate: Dependent on experience Start: Immediate Key Responsibilities Build agent-based AI systems end-to-end. Cover orchestration, state, and tool calling. Engineer for production. Focus on tests, reliability, latency, and failure handling. Use LLMs and vision-capable models in real workflows. Include retrieval, reasoning, summarisation, and task execution. Deploy across cloud and restricted environments. This includes on-prem and occasional offline use. Set up evaluation and monitoring. Leave clear documentation for handover. Experience & Skills Required Senior software...