Artificial Intelligence Lead

Role: AI Lead Location: London, UK Hybrid: 3 days a week from office AI Lead to drive the development and deployment of next-generation agentic AI solutions using Azure OpenAI GPT-5, LangGraph frameworks, and intelligent document processing. Lead technical workstreams in building production-ready AI systems for financial automation with hands-on development approach. Required Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering with 4+ years in agentic AI and LLM systems • Strong proficiency in LangGraph, LangMem, and agentic workflow development • Hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI GPT-5, text-embedding-3-large, and Azure AI services • Expert-level Python programming and experience with Claude Code for AI development • Experience with LlamaIndex (LlamaParse, LlamaExtract) and document intelligence platforms • Solid understanding of AI evaluation frameworks (LangGraph evals, Agent evals, DeepEval) Key Responsibilities • Design and develop agentic AI applications using LangGraph and LangMem frameworks • Build intelligent document processing pipelines using LlamaParse and Azure Document Intelligence • Implement advanced RAG systems with text-embedding-3-large and Azure DB for Postgres • Lead hands-on development using Claude Code for rapid agentic workflow creation • Establish AI observability and monitoring using Arize Phoenix and Azure AI Foundry • Fine-tune and optimize Azure OpenAI GPT-5 models for financial document understanding • Implement comprehensive evaluation strategies using LangGraph evals and DeepEval • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on AI system architecture and deployment