AI Engineer
| Job Type | Contract |
| Location | Remote |
| Area | Uk-wide, UK |
| Sector | Digital Tech: IT Ops |
| Salary | £850 Per Day |
| Start Date | October 8th, 2025 |
| Advertiser | Priyanka Dubey |
| Job Ref | 7174-PSR1JP00094938 |
| IR35 | Inside |
| Security Clearance | SC |
- Description
- The Client:
A government department client is looking for an AI Engineer to join them on a 5 month contract. This position will be remote.
Job Summary:
We are looking for an AI Engineer with experience in developing LLM-based technologies. The role holder will work alongside other Developers, Data Scientists, User Researchers and a Product Manager to maintain and further iterate the Assist service.
Assist is a Generative AI tool utilising Anthropic’s Claude models, accessed through Amazon Bedrock. It is then built upon through Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), file upload capabilities and use of GOV.uk’s Search API. Users also benefit from a Government Communications-specific system prompt and role-specific pre-built prompts. Assist has a complete development roadmap for FY25-26, focusing on synthetic AI-driven audiences, better use of government-owned data and an improved user interface.
This role is designed for an enthusiastic and innovative individual who will have the opportunity to help shape and lead a cross-government AI product. You will need to be curious about emerging technology and AI trends, including the ability to deliver data-driven synthetic audiences for insight and research.
The role holder will work within an agile environment, delivering towards weekly sprints. The role holder will work in Python (to build the API) with tools including FastAPI, asyncio and SQLalchemy. The role holder will also manage code, testing and deployments through GitHub and AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
Reporting to the Head of AI products, the role holder will work remotely.
Experience & Abilities:
- Must have experience in building Large Language Model based applications incorporating tool usage and information retrieval.
- Must have experience in Python programming language.
- Must have experience administering Amazon Web Services accounts.
- Must be able to take ownership of the entire feature development lifecycle, i.e. development and testing through to deployment.
- Should have experience in agile product delivery, working within a small interdisciplinary team to deliver as a group.
An active SC clearance is required for this role. At a minimum, candidates must be eligible and willing to undergo security clearance. Due to the short-term nature of the contract and the urgency of the requirement, the client may prioritise applicants who already hold active SC clearance and meet all essential criteria.
Our Company:
Malikshaw Interim & Executive is a specialist provider of talent management solutions helping our clients transform the delivery of our public services. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we combine providing the best talent with delivering diverse, inclusive workforces and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women.
How to Apply:
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- Must have experience in building Large Language Model based applications incorporating tool usage and information retrieval.
