AI & Emerging technologies

Lead AI Automation Engineer

MPB

Brighton · East Sussex · United Kingdom

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Overview

In MPB’s AI Automation Hub, you will build production-ready, agentic AI systems that improve daily workflows. You’ll work alongside a small, peer-led team to move ideas from concept to usable tools, shaping how we evaluate AI outputs and select models. The role blends hands-on engineering with cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-value AI use cases. You’ll help scale our hub across markets and foster a culture of learning and responsible AI deployment.

Responsibilities
  • Design and ship production-ready AI systems including agents, retrieval pipelines and automations
  • Prototype quickly with working demos; align implementations with the agentic reference architecture
  • Collaborate with AI Product Manager and AI Scientist to prioritize backlog and ensure value
  • Evaluate LLM outputs and select appropriate models to balance budget and impact
  • Coach and influence teams across MPB experimenting with AI
  • Identify and communicate which AI opportunities are worth acting on and track frontier developments
Key requirements
  • Strong software engineering background with production-distributed systems
  • Hands-on experience with LLM orchestration, agent frameworks and RAG
  • Experience with low-code automation tools (n8n)
  • Proficient in Python or Node.js
  • Experience with cloud-native architecture (GCP or AWS), API management and robust backend pipelines
  • Structured, pragmatic approach to debugging non-deterministic systems
  • Ability to explain complex ideas clearly to a non-technical audience
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Experience coaching or influencing teams without formal authority
  • Track record of turning emerging AI tooling into practical opportunities
  • Clear communication
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Mentoring or coaching
  • LLM orchestration
  • Agent frameworks
  • RAG

Reference: WJ-747_31179066 · Posted 01 Nov 2026, 12:08 PM

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