The Opportunity

An opportunity to join a leading, FCA-regulated global finance organisation as part of a growing team of technologists and finance professionals. This role focuses on building a next-generation trading and investment platform within a greenfield environment, offering immediate technical ownership and impact.

Working Model

• Hybrid position - 4 days on-site in Central London
• Salary - £50k-£75k
• Permanent Role

Why Join

• Greenfield development: No legacy systems or technical debt.
• Direct ownership of mission-critical product features.
• Strong opportunities for progression as the team scales.
• Start-up culture backed by the stability of a large, reputable group.
• Heavy focus on AI innovation with strong governance and risk management principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain services enabling AI agent interaction.
• Design and implement APIs, contracts, and metadata following the Model Context Protocol.
• Build internal tools supporting AI-native development workflows.
• Define best practices across prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and model evaluation.
• Monitor emerging AI/ML advancements and apply relevant research to product initiatives.
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and incident management processes.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong software engineering background with proficiency in at least one core language (Python, Java, or TypeScript), including API development and backend system integration.
• Solid understanding of Machine Learning fundamentals.
• Hands-on knowledge of:
• Model Context Protocol
• LLM integration patterns (prompt orchestration, tool calling)
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• User-centric design for AI interfaces and intelligent automation
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face).
• Desirable exposure to AWS services, especially Bedrock for LLM deployment.
• Self-starter with a growth-driven mindset.

Success Measures

• Produces high-quality, maintainable code aligned with specifications.
• Takes full ownership of features from design through to deployment.
• Rapidly adopts and applies emerging AI-native engineering patterns.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
• Contribution pension scheme
• A collaborative and innovative work environment
• £50k-£75k Salary
• 4 days on-site

Our client is a fully inclusive and diverse workplace that encourages ownership, respect, and equality as our core values. They move fast, take on challenges, and promote transparency and open communication throughout the team.

The candidate should be eligible to work in the UK; no visa sponsorship is provided.