Software AI engineer in financial services

We are looking for experienced Software AI Engineers to join a leading global financial services organisation, working on innovative AI-driven solutions and next-generation digital platforms. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and enhance intelligent AI agents, copilots and machine learning applications within a large-scale enterprise environment. You will work across software engineering, Generative AI, cloud technologies and data platforms, helping to build secure, scalable and production-ready AI solutions.

• Design, develop and maintain AI-powered applications, intelligent agents and copilot solutions using Python.
• Build and integrate APIs, agent tools and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect AI applications with enterprise systems.
• Develop retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, including document ingestion, embeddings, indexing and retrieval.
• Build and maintain data processing pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark.
• Support the development, testing and deployment of machine learning models through MLOps pipelines.
• Develop user-facing AI interfaces, including streaming interactions and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Implement automated testing, AI model evaluations and CI/CD processes to ensure application quality and reliability.
• Troubleshoot technical issues, optimise performance and maintain secure, scalable cloud-native applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, data science and product teams to deliver high-quality AI solutions.

• 3+ years of commercial software engineering experience, with a strong background in application development and system design.
• Strong proficiency in Python , with experience in at least one additional language such as Java, TypeScript or SQL.
• Experience developing and integrating APIs, microservices and event-driven applications.
• Working knowledge of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG, prompt engineering and AI agent frameworks .
• Experience working with large datasets and data processing technologies such as Apache Spark.
• Strong understanding of software testing, CI/CD, application security and operational resilience.
• Practical experience with cloud-native technologies, containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience working within Agile development environments.
• Understanding of secure software development practices and responsible AI principles.
• Будет плюсом: Experience with AWS cloud services; Hands-on experience with Databricks and MLOps frameworks; Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and AI agent orchestration; Experience with AI evaluation frameworks, LLM-as-a-judge techniques and automated regression testing; Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, observability and distributed tracing; Experience developing AI-powered copilots or enterprise GenAI applications; Exposure to financial services, banking or other highly regulated environments; Experience using AI-assisted development tools

• Start Date: Nov 2026
• Agreed Contract Rate (ACR): £308.33 per day
• Payroll provider: Rockford Payroll
• Daily Rate: £400 Inside IR35
• Traditional Daily Rate: Up to £400 per day, dependent on experience
• Equivalent Annual Salary: £71,531.56 + £8,633.12 holiday pay