{"id":197252,"date":"2026-03-02T19:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harnham.com\/job\/e1aeb1da-8723-4ba1-d23d-08d5948a7341-lead-ai-engineer-sheffield-south-yorkshire\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T23:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:26:06","slug":"e1aeb1da-8723-4ba1-d23d-08d5948a7341-lead-ai-engineer-sheffield-south-yorkshire","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.harnham.com\/job\/e1aeb1da-8723-4ba1-d23d-08d5948a7341-lead-ai-engineer-sheffield-south-yorkshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead AI Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><a id=\"myCustomID\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harnham.com\/job\/E1AEB1DA-8723-4BA1-D23D-08D5948A7341\">To Apply for this Job Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Lead AI Engineer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a380,000 &#8211; \u00a390,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheffield (Hybrid, 1-2 days a week)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A rare opportunity to step into a Lead level role where you will shape a new AI function and play a direct role in transforming how a digital insurer operates. 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You would be one of the first hires into this team, joining at a genuinely pivotal moment<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE ROLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a Lead AI Engineer you can expect to be involved in the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build production-ready AI agents on GCP using modern frameworks and Google&#8217;s ADK.<\/li>\n<li>Develop scalable RAG pipelines spanning ingestion, text processing and vector search.<\/li>\n<li>Integrate AI systems into policy, claims and CRM platforms through REST and JSON APIs.<\/li>\n<li>Implement monitoring, evaluation, A\/B testing and cost or latency dashboards.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to broader AI architecture and help shape engineering patterns and strategy.<\/li>\n<li>Work closely with engineering, ML Ops and data teams to bring models and prototypes into stable, scalable production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The successful Lead AI Engineer will have the following skills and experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong 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