AI Software Engineer

Permanent

Location: UK, Remote

Salary: up to £100,000

Industry: Consultancy

Security Clearance: Active UK eDV Clearance Required

About the Client

Our client is a growing AI consultancy delivering innovative solutions for government and enterprise organisations across the UK. They partner closely with customers to solve complex business challenges, combining technical expertise with strategic thinking to deliver AI solutions that create genuine impact.

This is a collaborative, hands-on environment where everyone contributes beyond traditional job boundaries. If you're someone who enjoys solving problems, learning new technologies and working directly with customers, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference while shaping the future of AI adoption across a variety of industries.

How you’ll spend your day

This is a varied, customer-facing role where no two weeks look the same. You'll work across the full AI solution lifecycle, combining technical delivery with consulting, stakeholder engagement and solution design to help customers unlock the value of AI.

You'll be responsible for:

• Designing, developing and delivering AI-powered solutions for government and enterprise clients.
• Building applications, integrations and automation using technologies such as Python and modern AI frameworks.
• Working directly with customers to understand business challenges and translate them into practical AI solutions.
• Facilitating discovery workshops, technical discussions and solution design sessions with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Developing machine learning models, AI applications and intelligent workflows that improve business processes.
• Designing scalable solution architectures and recommending the most appropriate technologies for each project.
• Demonstrating solutions to clients, explaining complex technical concepts in a clear and accessible way.
• Collaborating with colleagues across engineering, consulting and product disciplines to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Contributing to internal innovation projects, reusable accelerators and proof-of-concepts between client engagements.
• Continuously researching emerging AI technologies and identifying opportunities to improve customer solutions.

What you’ll bring to this role

We're looking for someone who's genuinely passionate about AI and enjoys solving real-world problems. Your background could be in Software Engineering, Product, Business Analysis, Consulting or a similar technical discipline—as long as you're comfortable getting hands-on when required and enjoy working directly with customers.

You'll ideally have:

• A strong understanding of modern AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), machine learning concepts and when to apply different approaches.
• Experience delivering AI or software solutions within commercial environments.
• The ability to write code where required, ideally using Python, TypeScript or similar technologies.
• Experience working directly with customers, gathering requirements and translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• A collaborative, proactive mindset with a willingness to take ownership and solve problems wherever needed.
• The confidence to challenge ideas constructively and recommend better technical approaches where appropriate.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or Google Cloud would be advantageous.
• Exposure to AI frameworks such as LangChain or similar technologies would be beneficial.

Perks & Benefits:

• Fully remote working across the UK, with occasional client site visits.
• Flexible, outcome-focused working environment.
• Flat organisational structure with genuine opportunities to grow your responsibilities and earning potential.
• Dedicated learning and development time to explore new technologies and build your skills.
• Private healthcare benefits including 24/7 GP access, mental health support and physiotherapy services.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects across both government and enterprise organisations.
• Collaborative, supportive culture where innovation and continuous learning are encouraged.

What happens next?

One of our Recruitment Consultants will be in touch and inform you if you’ve been successful to the next stage of the process or not, which is a qualification call where we will tell you more about the role and the client, and understand more about you, your experience and career aspirations.

Should we both wish to proceed, we will submit your details to the client and be in touch regarding the outcome and any further steps.

The interview process has been designed to be straightforward, engaging and focused on understanding how you think and solve problems.

Stage 1: Informal 30-minute introductory conversation.

Stage 2: Technical presentation, showcasing something you've built or talking through your approach to solving a technical problem.

Stage 3: Final culture and team fit conversation.

There are no coding tests, whiteboard exercises or lengthy multi-stage interview processes.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an employment agency for permanent and contract hires, we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from underrepresented groups to drive innovation and equality within the workplace.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know so we can accommodate for any interactions with us at Biometric Talent, but also inform the client to ensure reasonable adjustments are made to allow for a fair and equitable process.