Applied AI Engineer, Non-Financial Risk

• Strong problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and a pragmatic approach to delivering high-quality outcomes
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team while explaining technical concepts and system risks clearly to both technical and senior non-technical stakeholders
• A curious and hands-on mindset, with a strong interest in understanding, testing and challenging modern AI systems and technologies, while exercising independent judgement in a second line risk function
• Experience building or contributing to AI/ML-powered solutions end-to-end, with a clear understanding of how systems can fail in real-world environments
• Strong Python engineering skills, with the ability to write clean, testable and maintainable code, alongside experience or exposure to engineering best practices such as version control, testing, DevOps/MLOps, and deployment in Linux/Unix or cloud-based environments
• Practical experience working with data, including building or interacting with data pipelines and working across large datasets using SQL.
• Familiarity with modern AI systems, including large language models (LLMs), small language models (SLMs), APIs, orchestration frameworks, and concepts such as fine-tuning, evaluation and model behaviour in production

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

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