Lead AI Engineer - Permanent - London/Hybrid

Lead AI Engineer - Permanent - London/Hybrid Permanent Hybrid in Central London Competitive Salary Key Responsibilities Strategic andamp; Architectural Leadership Define and own the technical vision and architecture for AI solutions across the organization Evaluate, select, and standardize AI technologies, frameworks, and third-party services Lead technical design reviews and make critical architectural decisions for complex AI initiatives Drive technical strategy for responsible AI, model governance, and production ML operations Partner with senior leadership (CTO, VPs, Directors) to translate business objectives into technical AI roadmaps Influence product and engineering strategy through technical insights and feasibility assessments Technical Expertise andamp; Execution Act as the go-to technical expert for complex AI challenges across engineering teams Lead proof-of-concepts for emerging AI technologies and assess their production viability Build and deliver production-ready AI and Generative AI solutions using LLMs, RAG architectures, agents, and responsible AI practices Implement and maintain retrieval pipelines using embeddings, vector databases, hybrid search methods, and effective chunking strategies Use AI coding assistants such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code to accelerate development while maintaining ownership of outcomes and documenting best practices Standards andamp; Enablement Establish and enforce engineering best practices, ..... full job details .....