Funding Circle

Fintech

SeniorAIEngineer

London, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior AI Engineer at Funding Circle. Skills: Full-stack development, AI/ML applications, GenAI products. Design full-stack web applications. Build full-stack web applications”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce time-to-value; Iterate rapidly based on user feedback; Build applications that internal and external users interact with; Make the team more self-sufficient; Move from concept to production with greater speed and efficiency; Own the full product lifecycle; Build flagship GenAI products

Industry & Context.

Fintech
Problems you'll solve

Analytical and troubleshooting skills; Problem-solving skills

Eligibility Requirements

2 days in the office, On-call duties

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven expertise in building, testing, and deploying modern full-stack web applications, Experience with AI/ML technologies, Hands-on experience with LLM-based applications, Hands-on experience with RAG, Hands-on experience with agent frameworks, Comfortable with full lifecycle ownership, Experience in taking applications from concept to production, Experience with cloud platforms, Familiarity with infrastructure concepts, Excellent ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team, Analytical and troubleshooting skills, Excited by the ambiguity of a new, experimental team, Able to take ownership to drive initiatives forward, Interest in AI/ML technologies

Nice to Have

Event-Driven Systems, Knowledge of event-driven systems (e.g. Kafka)

What You'll Do.

Design full-stack web applications

Build full-stack web applications

Maintain full-stack web applications

Employ technologies for GenAI applications

Accelerate development of GenAI products

Collaborate with AI/ML engineers

Collaborate with data scientists

Collaborate with product engineers

Collaborate with product managers

Embrace full lifecycle ownership

Take responsibility for applications

Support production applications

Maintain applications

Handle on-call duties

Evolve operating model

Establish repeatable processes

Establish best practices

Build end-to-end AI applications

Set standards for GenAI applications

Share knowledge with engineering

Mentor junior team members

Contribute to innovation culture

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate directly with AI/ML engineers, data scientists, product engineers and product managers; Work effectively in a cross-functional team; Managing stakeholders; Clearly translating complex technical ideas; Clearly translating user feedback into product features; Share knowledge with the rest of our engineering organisation

Communication Scope

Excellent ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team; Managing stakeholders; Clearly translating complex technical ideas; Clearly translating user feedback into product features

Process & Methodology

Product ownership, Full lifecycle ownership

Full Job Description

WE’RE ON A MISSION TO BACK THE UK’S SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE NO ONE ELSE 🚀 Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we’re here to help them win. We’ve built a platform that uses clever data to get them the funding they need in minutes, not weeks. At Funding Circle, we have the restless energy of a fintech start-up with the stability of a public company. It’s a unique mix that gives Circlers the autonomy to take ownership and the scale to make an impact that truly counts. We’re a high-performing team that chooses to lift each other up. We challenge, we champion, and we have each other’s backs - because we know that when we stand together, we move faster and build better. The impact is real: Last year alone, the businesses on our platform generated £7.2bn for the UK economy 📈 Come and join a mission that matters! [Read our Impact Report https://www.fundingcircle.com/uk/impact] | [See our Trustpilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/fundingcircle.com] THE ROLE ⚡ 📍 London (Hybrid) | 🤝 2 days in the office | 💰 Competitive Salary + Benefits You will be joining our AI and Machine Learning team, which for the past two years has been at the forefront of leveraging AI to transform our business. Our team is composed of talented platform engineers, data scientists and a Product Manager and we are now looking for a Senior AI Engineer to build the applications that our internal and external users will interact with. This is a strategic, hands-on role created to embed critical full-stack engineering skills directly within our AI/ML experts. Your mission is to bridge the gap between our AI systems and user-facing applications. By adding your expertise, you will help make our team a more self-sufficient unit, capable of moving from concept to production with greater speed and efficiency. You will spearhead the development of flagship GenAI products, across multiple business areas and will own the full product lifecycle, from design and development to production support

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