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Because every challenge makes us stronger, more knowledgeable, more determined and more valuable to our clients.\nWe’re not big on egos and we’re not for the faint hearted. We stand for camaraderie, collaboration and change.\nWelcome to Data Intellect.\nChallenge Accepted.\n We build AI systems that go into production. Our clients are Tier 1 banks and hedge funds with real data volumes and real regulatory pressure and they hire us because we can put working software in front of them quickly.\nThis role is for an engineer who has already built agentic AI systems and wants to do more. You will design and build agents that call tools, query client data, reason over it and hand back something a user can act on. Some of that runs against cloud model APIs, some of it runs on local models inside a client's network because the data cannot leave the building. You need to be comfortable with both.\nYou will work directly with client engineers and stakeholders, as an AI specialist.\nWhat you will be doing\nBuilding and shipping LLM-backed agents: tool use, MCP servers, retrieval, orchestration between specialist agents, evaluation and guardrails\nWorking across cloud model APIs and locally hosted models, and making sensible calls about which fits a given client's constraints\nUsing AI-assisted development tools as a core part of how you work, and having a view on where they help and where they get in the way\nTurning a vague client problem into a scoped proof of concept, then into something maintainable\nExplaining your design decisions to people who are technical and non-technical people.\nBuilding reusable accelerators so the next engagement starts further along than the last one\n Essential\nDemonstrable experience building AI agents that use LLMs, cloud hosted or local. We will want to talk in detail about something you have built, why you built it that way and what broke\nFluent use of AI-assisted coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot or similar) in day to day development\nSoftware engineering fundamentals: version control, testing, code review, CI/CD and an understanding of what makes code someone else can maintain\nStrong written and spoken communication. You can write a clear client-facing document and hold your own in a technical conversation with a client\nAble to work with minimal supervision. You take a problem, ask the right questions early and come back with progress rather than waiting to be unblocked\nGenuine interest in where agentic AI is going, evidenced by what you read, build or contribute to outside of what your last employer asked of you\nDesirable\nClaude Certified Architect (Foundations or Professional), or an equivalent credential from another vendor. If you have not done one, we will support you through it\nBackground in financial services, market data or another regulated, data-heavy domain\nExperience with MCP server development\nExperience with time series or analytical databases (kdb+/KDB-X, ClickHouse, Oracle)\nPython, Java and TypeScript\nExperience deploying models on-premise or in a locked-down cloud environment\nWho does well here\nPeople who are honest about what they do not know. \nPeople who put in the work. Consultancy has peaks and clients notice who shows up during them\nPeople who can hold a relationship as well as a codebase. Much of our repeat work comes from a client trusting a specific engineer.\nPeople who collaborate well and share what they learn, rather than keeping the clever bit to themselves.\n What’s on offer:\nDirect involvement in shaping our AI practice rather than slotting into someone else's\nExposure to senior stakeholders at recognisable clients from early on\nWork alongside a supportive team and across our global offices \nContinuous L&D opportunities, training and certifications\nA modern, flexible working environment \nCompetitive salary and benefits \nThe chance to make a real impact on how Data Intellect grows \nHealthcare cover - Benenden Health, including 24/7 GP & Mental Health Helpline.\nGenerous referral scheme - we love to see referrals coming through and referring a friend means cash for you!\nRegular social events, prizes and giveaways - our talented social committee work hard all year round to provide exciting events across all regions and they’re open to suggestions.\nHow to apply\nUpload your CV along with a short note covering one agentic system you have built. Tell us what it did, what the model was doing versus what your code was doing and what you would change if you started again. A link to a repo, a demo or a write-up is worth more to us than a cover letter.\nA little background on DI\nSimply put - we turn big data problems into smart data solutions\nAt our core, Data Intellect is a data and technology consultancy firm. Our key area of expertise is financial and capital markets technology solutions. However, the utility of these solutions allow us to apply fintech data expertise to other industries such as smart energy and healthcare.\nThis proprietary offering is complemented by a wealth of experience in data engineering, electronic trading systems, data capture applications, regulatory and compliance systems and middle and back-office enterprise web solutions.\nFair employment and equal opportunities\nData Intellect is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusion and diversity.\nIf you have a disability, accommodations are available on request throughout the assessment and selection processes.\nReady to accept the challenge?\nApply now.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5557,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["IT Consulting & Digital Transformation","Data Engineering & Migration Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-08-07T11:32:50Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-16T06:21:30+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":7,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.24,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":69,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/data-intellect-ai-engineer-agentic-systems","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/data-intellect-ai-engineer-agentic-systems.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-16T22:05:06Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3464,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-17T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":8089},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=8089"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fdata-intellect-ai-engineer-agentic-systems"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fdata-intellect-ai-engineer-agentic-systems"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fdata-intellect-ai-engineer-agentic-systems"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/data-intellect-ai-engineer-agentic-systems\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fdata-intellect-ai-engineer-agentic-systems"}]}