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What this posting asks for

Level: Senior — The title says "Senior".

Main responsibilities

• Own the AI layer of production systems for public sector clients, including agents, model integration, and the backend services they run on
• Build production agents from established architectural patterns, with reliable tool calling, guardrails, and observability
• Select and adapt established evaluation methods, and design new evaluations for client-specific risks where the use case requires them
• Apply context engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, model adaptation, or inference optimisation where the use case calls for them
• Investigate regressions in the systems you own, lead root-cause analysis, and implement preventative changes
• Lead project planning for your workstream and manage client expectations on scope, risk, and delivery
• Codify recurring client work into reusable tooling, evaluation components, or guidance that other engineers adopt
• Mentor engineers through code review, pairing, and delegated ownership
• What we look for
• Backend engineering experience, with a track record of taking AI/ML systems into production and keeping them reliable

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Apply context engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, model adaptation, or inference optimisation where the use case calls for them” · “Mentor engineers through code review, pairing, and delegated ownership” · “Backend engineering experience, with a track record of taking AI/ML systems into production and keeping them reliable”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “As a Senior Applied AI Engineer, you'll own the AI behaviour of production systems our clients depend on, including the agents, evaluations, and backend inte…” · “Own the AI layer of production systems for public sector clients, including agents, model integration, and the backend services they run on” · “Mentor engineers through code review, pairing, and delegated ownership”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “As a Senior Applied AI Engineer, you'll own the AI behaviour of production systems our clients depend on, including the agents, evaluations, and backend inte…” · “You'll lead delivery for your workstream and act as the technical point of contact for clients on how their AI performs on live data.” · “Own the AI layer of production systems for public sector clients, including agents, model integration, and the backend services they run on”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “You'll lead delivery for your workstream and act as the technical point of contact for clients on how their AI performs on live data.” · “Investigate regressions in the systems you own, lead root-cause analysis, and implement preventative changes” · “Experience leading root-cause analysis on a production AI or ML system”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Select and adapt established evaluation methods, and design new evaluations for client-specific risks where the use case requires them” · “Apply context engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, model adaptation, or inference optimisation where the use case calls for them”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Problem solving Supporting
  In the posting: “Investigate regressions in the systems you own, lead root-cause analysis, and implement preventative changes”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
  In the posting: “We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Leadership and mentoring Supporting
  In the posting: “Mentor engineers through code review, pairing, and delegated ownership”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Planning and organisation Supporting
  In the posting: “Lead project planning for your workstream and manage client expectations on scope, risk, and delivery”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Attention to detail and quality Supporting
  In the posting: “Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, dep…”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Stakeholder management Supporting
  In the posting: “Comfort working directly with clients, including explaining model behaviour and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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