Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Options Group — United Kingdom · Posted ~3 hours ago

Mid Full-time

Skills

Python LLMs RAG NLP AI engineering machine learning solution design LLM

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A technology-driven organization is hiring an AI engineer to work directly with business teams, build intelligent solutions, develop AI platforms, and apply advanced machine learning techniques.

Highlights

Hands-on AI engineering role bridging technical development and business needs with modern generative AI technologies.

Description

Our client is a leading commodity trader with a significant global footprint in Oil,Energy + Metals Trading. Also a leader in the AI space. Job Description We are looking for a hands-on Forward Deployed AI Engineer. This is a role spans across engineering and commercial teams. You will sit directly with commercial users, build and ship agentic solutions. Responsibilities - Embed with commercial teams to understand their workflows, create value- added solutiions - Translate business problems into clear technical requirements, solution designs, and deploy agentic solutions - Development of internal GenAI platform, extending its capabilities through creation of MCP servers, tool-calling, and domain-specific skills - Apply a broad range of AI and modelling techniques, including LLMs, RAG, NLP, time-series forecastin Skills / Qualifications: - Degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, data science, or related field - Fluency in Python for both applied AI and engineering purposes: clean, modular, well-documented code, with strong understanding of software engineering best practices - Minimum 3 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, machine learning, data science or a related hands-on technical role - Practical understanding of generative AI concepts, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, tool use, agentic workflows, model evaluation, and responsible AI considerations. Including proficiency with modern GenAI orchestration and tooling frameworks (e.g. LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalent) - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) - Excellent communication skills - Self-motivated and comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced environment - Strong curiosity for emerging AI developments Open to candidates with a background in; a top-tier investment bank or hedge fund, frontier lab, or Bigtech.