AI Engineer

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3400+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW
• We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced AI engineer. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record as a self-starting AI engineer in designing and developing solutions for large scale organisations. We are seeking someone with deep technical skills in a variety of technologies, to play an important role in developing and delivering early proofs of concept and production implementation.

As an AI Engineer you will have experience in Python, Databricks, and Large Language Models (LLMs) to support and enhance our client’s AI-driven initiatives. The role involves developing and maintaining AI projects deployed entirely as notebooks within Databricks, optimizing large-scale datasets using PySpark, and ensuring the scalability and sustainability of the codebase.

You will work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and domain experts, to understand the business needs and translate them into AI applications. Beyond technical expertise, you will follow software engineering best practices, including codebase security, testing, and scalability, helping bridge the gap between data science and production-ready AI systems.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a Scrum Team and an Agile environment
• Solid software engineering background covering SOLID principles with Python experience.
• Experience writing unit tests and integration tests 
• Knowledge of machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision and other AI techniques and algorithms
• Experience in developing and deploying AI solutions using Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Snowflake, or similar frameworks and tools
• Some experience in utilising Large Language Models (LLMs) such as Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI’s GPT, or Hugging Face models to develop AI-driven applications, including text generation, summarization, code completion, and conversational AI.
• Some experience of using Cloud based AI services, such as AWS Comprehend (Natural Language Processing), Amazon Rekognition (Computer Vision), and Amazon Textract (Document Intelligence), for building AI-driven solutions.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

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