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Senior Applied AI Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Proven track record delivering AI models, systems and products to production in a consultancy or AI-driven product organisation.
  • Strong programming (Python and the wider tech stack), system design and testing methodologies.
  • Experience integrating models / LLMs and deploying on cloud platforms (AWS and/or Databricks), with solid CI/CD practice.
  • Able to own delivery, manage stakeholders, and guide other engineers with confidence.

Responsibilities

  • Own workstream and engagement outcomes; define success, measure business impact, and balance technical debt, speed and scalability.
  • Design AI systems end-to-end across the lifecycle; make and justify key trade-offs; evaluate model performance beyond simple accuracy.
  • Explain AI concepts, trade-offs and limitations to technical and non-technical clients; lead code reviews; resolve technical disagreements constructively.
  • Mentor engineers; contribute reusable components, accelerators and best practice; continuously improve how the team delivers.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Collaboration
  • Mentorship

About the company

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Nasstar

IT Services & IT Consulting

At Nasstar, we specialise in transformative technology. Our integrated suite of managed services delivers everything from cloud optimisation and application modernisation to networking, security and self-serve tools. With a consultative approach at our core, we modernise and manage technology to help our clients succeed in today's competitive business world. Through strategic consultation, to implementation and management, we provide the vision and the mechanics needed to create transformational change for our clients.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryIT Services & IT Consulting
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

As trusted partners of AWS and Databricks, we help organisations design, build and scale intelligent systems that deliver measurable business outcomes. We lead from the front in Generative and Applied AI adoption — guiding clients from uncertainty to confident, production-grade delivery.

We are looking for a talented Senior Applied AI Engineer where you will own the outcomes of an engagement or workstream: defining success, measuring business impact, and managing delivery and technical risk. 

You will design AI and GenAI systems end-to-end, guide other engineers, and act as a trusted technical contact for clients.

The role is remote based in UK with the occasional travel to company events. 
Key Responsibilities
  • Delivery & impact: Own workstream and engagement outcomes; define success, measure business impact, and balance technical debt, speed and scalability.
  • AI & engineering craft: Design AI systems end-to-end across the lifecycle; make and justify key trade-offs; evaluate model performance beyond simple accuracy.
  • Collaboration: Explain AI concepts, trade-offs and limitations to technical and non-technical clients; lead code reviews; resolve technical disagreements constructively.
  • Growth & capability: Mentor engineers; contribute reusable components, accelerators and best practice; continuously improve how the team delivers.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
  • Proven track record delivering AI models, systems and products to production in a consultancy or AI-driven product organisation.
  • Strong programming (Python and the wider tech stack), system design and testing methodologies.
  • Experience integrating models / LLMs and deploying on cloud platforms (AWS and/or Databricks), with solid CI/CD practice.
  • Able to own delivery, manage stakeholders, and guide other engineers with confidence.
Desirable
  • Depth in a speciality: GenAI/ML (RAG, agentic workflows), Data Science, Data Engineering, Product/Full-Stack, or Platform/MLOps.
  • AWS and/or Databricks certifications; experience of responsible-AI and production monitoring.

Benefits
  • Remote-first working with flexibility around client needs.
  • Private Medical Insurance. 
  • Opportunity to work on meaningful AI projects across multiple industries.
  • A collaborative culture focused on learning, excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Competitive salary with clear progression pathways.

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