Lead AI Engineer

Job description

Lead AI Engineer (Senior/Principal Consultant) Location: London (Hybrid) | Practice Area : Technology & Engineering | Type: Permanent Empower the next frontier of AI with Capco. Shape, build, and deliver future-ready generative systems. The Role We’re looking for a Lead AI Engineer (Senior/Principal Consultant) to join our Technology Delivery Team. You’ll combine your expertise in AI/ML engineering and software development to build and deploy cutting-edge generative AI and agentic systems across the financial services sector. As a hands-on leader, you’ll architect AI solutions, embed them within enterprise environments, and drive impactful outcomes through advanced engineering, scalable pipelines, and deep cross-functional collaboration. What You’ll Do Architect and develop autonomous AI systems integrating multi-modal LLMs (text, image, audio, video) Design agentic workflows enabling AI agents to interact with data sources and APIs using prompt engineering and RAG Fine-tune, optimize, and deploy large language and multi-modal models with a focus on performance and latency Build scalable MLOps pipelines and full-stack applications to support robust, production-grade AI deployments Guide multidisciplinary teams and clients through strategic decisions in AI engineering and GenAI adoption What We’re Looking For Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, AI, or related STEM fields Hands-on experience deploying LLMs and multi-modal models at scale Strong engineering background in Python with proven backend and API development skills Solid understanding of scalable MLOps, observability, and cloud-native AI deployment Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skills in agile environments Bonus Points For Experience with agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex) Experience in deep learning frameworks and front-end development Familiarity with Langfuse, Langsmith, or other LLM observability tools Understanding of Model Context Protocol and bias/hallucination mitigation techniques Previous success in integrating GenAI solutions into enterprise-scale systems Why Join Capco Deliver high-impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications Be part of a team shaping the future of digital finan…