Senior AI Engineer

Senior AI EngineerWhitehall Resources currently require an experienced Senior AI Engineer to work with a key client.**Please note this role falls INSIDE IR35**Your responsibilities: Design and develop agentic AI systems capable of multi-step reasoning, planning, and action execution Build scalable AI applications using Python as the core development language Develop and integrate solutions using Azure OpenAI Services, including prompt engineering, embeddings, and fine-tuning strategies Implement orchestration pipelines using Semantic Kernel and LangGraph for multi-agent workflows Integrate tools, APIs, and enterprise systems using MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar frameworks Design memory, state management, and context-aware agent behaviors Optimize performance, cost, and latency of LLM-based solutions Collaborate with solution architects, product teams, and stakeholders to translate business use cases into AI solutions Ensure governance, security, and responsible AI practices are embedded into solutions Your Profile Key Responsibilities Design agent architectures Define orchestration patterns Design tool strategy and integration approach Lead implementation of AI services Establish coding standards and best practices Guide evaluation and safety approaches Support production deployments and troubleshooting Hands-on Skills Required Design multi-agent solutions Design RAG architecture Implement complex orchestration workflows Build scalable AI microservices Define AI governance patterns Troubleshoot production AI solutions Productionised AI solution Must have Technology skills: Azure OpenAI Azure AI Foundry Semantic Kernel LangGraph MCP Azure AI Search Event-driven architectures Strong proficiency in Python Data & Vector Stores: Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, semantic search and relational/NoSQL databases Software Engineering: REST APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, MLOps/LLMOps All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description. Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.