Senior AI Engineer

The purpose of this role is to design develop and deliver advanced artificial intelligence and Machine Learning solutions driving innovation and business value. The role exists to build robust scalable and production-ready AI systems by applying deep technical expertise across software engineering cloud platforms and operational best practices. They act as a technical leader guiding the end-to-end AI lifecycle from ideation and development to production deployment and monitoring

Salary Information

Pay is based on relevant experience skills for the role and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

Location: Guildford or London

About You

AI Solution Development:

• Designs and implements advanced artificial intelligence models and systems including generative and agentic AI to address complex business challenges.

End-to-End Pipeline Engineering:

• Develops and maintains scalable data and machine learning pipelines ensuring seamless integration from data ingestion through model deployment and monitoring.

Cloud Platform Delivery:

• Works with AI Architects to design and delivers AI solutions on major cloud platforms ensuring reliability scalability and security in production environments.

Operational Excellence:

• Implements best practices in MLOps and DevOps including continuous integration continuous deployment and automated testing to ensure efficient and reliable AI delivery.

Performance Optimization:

• Monitors evaluates and optimizes the performance of AI models and infrastructure for accuracy e

Technical Leadership:

• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to engineering and data science teams fostering a culture of innovation and high-quality software development.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and communicates complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders ensuring alignment and successful delivery of AI initiatives.

Research and innovation:

• Stay current with the latest AI/ML trends research papers and emerging technologies. Proactively experiment with new ideas and integrate relevant innovations into practical solutions.

Essential Skills

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrates expertise in designing developing and deploying generative and agentic AI solutions Computer Vision with an excellent understanding of large language models and autonomous agents.
• Applies advanced knowledge of machine learning deep learning and AI frameworks such as Langchain Semantic Kernel agent SDK and related libraries.
• Designs and delivers AI solutions on leading cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Platform) leveraging native AI/ML services and cloud-native architectures.
• Develops and manages robust data pipelines big data technologies (e.g. Spark Kafka) and data management practices for feature stores and training data.
• Implements best practices for the machine learning lifecycle including model versioning CI/CD containerization (Docker) orchestration (Kubernetes) and automated monitoring.
• Demonstrates excellent programming skills in Python and other relevant languages with a solid foundation in software engineering principles for building production-grade systems.
• Applies knowledge of governance security and compliance requirements to ensure responsible and ethical AI development and deployment.
• Adaptability: The ability to learn and adapt quickly in the rapidly evolving field of AI.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Data Science or related field (MBA or advanced degree a plus).
  
  

Experience

• Experience designing developing and deploying advanced AI solutions including generative and agentic AI in production environments.
• Experience of working in Insuretch across Claims UW Pricing and customer engagement.
• Experience building and maintaining scalable data and machine learning pipelines using modern big data and cloud technologies.
• Experience applying MLOps and DevOps best practices including CI/CD containerization and automated testing.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including data scientists engineers and business stakeholders to deliver impactful AI solutions.
• Experience communicating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and driving alignment across teams.

We support the government scheme Access to Work please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package thats perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group and fantastic career development and training. Thats on top of enjoying all the benefits youd expect from the worlds number one insurance brand including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work Let us know as part of your application and if its right for our customers our business and for you then well do everything we can to make it at Allianz we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns which balance the needs of our customers with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation creativity and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Integrity Fairness Inclusion & Trust

At Allianz we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities gender equity and balanced gender representation is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion Women in Finance Charter members Disability Confident employer Stonewall Diversity Champion Business in the Communitys Race at Work Charter signatories and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application including larger text hard copies or spoken applications.

For any inquiries or to submit your application please contact: Georgie Hill

If you are an at-risk candidate facing potential redeployment please include this information in your CV.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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