Principal AI / Data Engineer (Contract):Length: 3 months initally (extension is likely) Start Date: ASAP Location: London, Hybrid... Read more
Principal AI / Data Engineer (Contract):
Length: 3 months initally (extension is likely) Start Date: ASAP Location: London, Hybrid (1 day per week) Pay Rate / Determination: £525-575 p/d | Outside IR35
About: Opus is supporting a UK-based digital consultancy partnering with organisations to design, build and scale high‑impact digital and AI‑driven products, with a strong people‑first culture.
The role: A hands‑on Principal AI / Data Engineer contract to assess, shape and deliver improvements to a live AI platform across two critical workstreams.
You'll be responsible for:
Assessing the current AI and data platform and define clear, actionable improvementsLead on delivery across two workstreams, aligning product, data and engineeringImproving the natural language data exploration platform, focusing on trust and semantic consistencyDesigning and implementing scalable, multi‑source data pipelines and architecture
About you: Strong experience with Python and AWSDeep knowledge of data pipelines, AI/ML systems and modellingExperience with LLM- or NLP‑powered platformsStrong focus on scalable, reliable system designPlease apply now and reach out to Adam at Opus for more information E: Adam.Akhtar@opusrs.com