Job Description
AI / GenAI Engineer (Contract)Our client, a leading British airline, is scaling AI across its business. They are hiring AI/GenAI Engineers to build production-grade AI that works in real operating conditions.Location: Heathrow Type: ContractThe role This is a software engineering role specialised in AI, not a prompt-writing or experimentation-only position. You''ll build, evaluate, and operate AI applications, agents, and reusable tooling that other teams can build on.What you''ll doImplement agents, AI-assisted workflows, retrieval systems, and model integrationsBuild the deterministic tools and APIs agents use to interact with enterprise systemsDevelop automated evaluations for quality, safety, reliability, and regression detectionImplement guardrails, permissions, traceability, fallback, and human-escalation mechanismsMonitor cost, latency, behaviour, and business outcomesDiagnose production failures and keep improving performanceContribute reusable components, standards, and reference implementationsWhat you''ll bringStrong software engineering fundamentals: APIs, cloud systems, testing, and production operationsPractical knowledge of LLM application patternsA habit of improving systems through measurable evaluation, not subjective demosMultiple seniority levels are considered, but the engineering fundamentals are essentialIdeal candidates from strategy consulting backgrounds We''re keen to hear from engineers who have built their careers in the technology and AI arms of ..... full job details .....