Lead AI Engineer

Capco
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Project management"]

Lead AI Engineer (Principal Consultant) to architect and deliver cutting-edge generative AI and agentic systems for financial services. You will design autonomous AI solutions, build scalable ML pipelines, guide cross-functional teams, and embed AI within enterprise environments while optimizing performance and latency and driving GenAI adoption across clients.

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Capco
Capco
1 year ago

Lead AI Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead AI Engineer (Principal Consultant) to architect and deliver cutting-edge generative AI and agentic systems for financial services. You will design autonomous AI solutions, build scalable ML pipelines, guide cross-functional teams, and embed AI within enterprise environments while optimizing performance and latency and driving GenAI adoption across clients.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and develop autonomous AI systems integrating multi-modal LLMs (text, image, audio, video)
  • •Design agentic workflows enabling AI agents to interact with data sources and APIs using prompt engineering and RAG
  • •Fine-tune, optimize, and deploy large language and multi-modal models with a focus on performance and latency
  • •Build scalable MLOps pipelines and full-stack applications to support robust, production-grade AI deployments
  • •Guide multidisciplinary teams and clients through strategic decisions in AI engineering and GenAI adoption

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceLife InsuranceCritical IllnessPensionAnnual BonusGym MembershipTravel AllowanceDentalContinuous LearningHoliday Flexibility

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, AI, or related STEM fields
  • •Hands-on experience deploying LLMs and multi-modal models at scale
  • •Strong engineering background in Python with proven backend and API development skills
  • •Solid understanding of scalable MLOps, observability, and cloud-native AI deployment
  • •Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skills in agile environments
Experience:Financial services
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingProject management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonLLMsMulti-modalPrompt engineeringRAGMLOpsCloud-nativeAPIsObservability

Company Brief

Capco
Global management and technology consultancy specializing in financial services. Capco advises banks, insurers, and capital markets firms on digital transformation, risk and compliance, technology implementation, and operational improvement, combining industry expertise with advisory and engineering capabilities.
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1998
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