Kite Strategies

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

£75,000 per year

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About Kite Strategies

Kite Strategies is a strategic communications and public affairs consultancy building AI-powered technology that transforms how organisations create, distribute and measure communications. We're investing heavily in automation, machine learning and intelligent systems to power the next generation of media and communications.

We're looking for an AI Engineer who is passionate about building production-ready AI systems rather than simply experimenting with models.

The Role

You'll develop AI-powered products that automate complex workflows, integrate large language models into real-world applications and build intelligent systems that scale. You'll work closely with software engineers to take AI features from concept to production.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the company's AI capabilities from the ground up.

Responsibilities

Design, build and deploy AI-powered applications.

Develop and optimise LLM-powered workflows and agents.

Build APIs and backend services that integrate AI models.

Implement prompt engineering, evaluation and testing frameworks.

Improve model performance, reliability and cost efficiency.

Work with structured and unstructured datasets.

Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate AI into production systems.

Stay up to date with the latest developments in AI and machine learning.

Requirements

Commercial experience building AI or machine learning applications.

Strong Python development skills.

Experience working with Large Language Models (OpenAI, Anthropic or similar).

Experience building APIs and backend services.

Understanding of prompt engineering, RAG and AI orchestration.

Experience with databases and vector databases.

Strong software engineering fundamentals.

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Nice to Have

Experience with FastAPI.

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience with Azure, AWS or Cloudflare.

Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex or similar frameworks.

Experience deploying AI systems into production.

Knowledge of MLOps, monitoring and model evaluation.

What We Offer

Salary of £75,000.

Opportunity to build cutting-edge AI products from day one.

High ownership and autonomy.

Modern technology stack and AI-first environment.

Supportive and collaborative team.

Opportunities for rapid career progression as the company grows.

How to Apply

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