AI Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Grimsby, DN31 1EW, United Kingdom
Today
£70,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£70,000 – £90,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (Today)

Benefits

Hybrid working from Grimsby with flexibility
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AI Engineer


Grimsby (2x a week)

The Company
They are a UK specialist motor finance provider supporting non and near prime consumers who are often excluded from mainstream lending. Through structured improvement plans, they help customers rebuild their credit profiles over time. With a head office in the Midlands, a workforce of around 500 and strong annual revenues, the business is investing heavily in digital platform modernisation, analytics and AI to improve customer outcomes and operational efficiency.

The Role
As an AI Engineer, you will be the first dedicated hire focused on expanding and scaling AI across the organisation. Working closely with the IT leadership team, you will help define the AI roadmap and deliver greenfield solutions . Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing and building AI solutions across customer analytics, affordability, collections and payments
  • Developing and scaling generative AI and LLM use cases, summarisation and compliant note generation
  • Creating internal AI tools such as a company wide knowledge base and internal agents
  • Building bespoke software to support governance, model oversight and responsible AI use
  • Reducing operational effort through intelligent automation, improving speed, accuracy and customer experience
  • Collaborating with engineering and IT teams to modernise legacy systems and embed AI into core platforms

Your Skills and Experience

  • Strong commercial experience delivering AI, machine learning or data science solutions into production
  • Hands on expertise with LLMs, generative AI and NLP use cases
  • Strong programming skills in Python, with working knowledge of SQL and TypeScript
  • Experience building scalable, well governed AI systems in complex or regulated environments
  • Confidence working across multiple projects and translating business problems into technical solutions
  • A proactive, self directed approach, comfortable owning work end to end

What They Offer

  • A competitive salary and benefits package
  • Hybrid working from Grimsby with flexibility
  • A genuinely greenfield role with autonomy and influence
  • The opportunity to shape the AI strategy of a growing business
  • Clear scope to expand AI capability and progress your career as the function grows

How to Apply
If you are excited by the opportunity to build and scale AI in a real world, high impact environment, apply today to find out more.

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