Harvey Nash
Lead Engineer – Generative AI | Python | AWS | LLMs
Location: London or Knutsford (Hybrid)
We are working with a global financial services who are looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to join a high-profile Generative AI feature team developing AI-powered applications used daily by thousands of colleagues across the organisation.
This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the firms Generative AI strategy while leading the design, development, and deployment of innovative AI solutions within a highly regulated enterprise environment.
What You'll Be Doing
* Leading the design and development of production-grade AI applications. * Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Generative AI technologies. * Working closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions. * Evaluating and optimising Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompts. * Supporting cloud-native deployments and DevOps initiatives.
Essential Skills
* Strong Python development experience. * Experience building applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), delivering AI solutions within regulated environments. * Hands-on AWS experience including Bedrock, Lambda, S3, Lex, and CloudWatch. * Experience with prompt engineering and LLM evaluation. * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Why Join?
* Work on enterprise-scale AI products. * Influence Generative AI strategy within a leading global financial institution. * Collaborate with some of the industry's leading engineers and AI practitioners. * Deliver solutions that create measurable impact across the organisation.
If you're passionate about AI, cloud engineering, and leading technical innovation at scale, we'd love to hear from you.
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