AI Automation / Application Engineer

Role: AI Automation / Application Engineer
Location: Welwyn (Hybrid)
Hours: Full-time
Pay: £377.54 – £453.04 PAYE basic / £500 – £600 UMB / LTD per day
Contract: 12 months – Outside IR35
Start Date: ASAP – Ideally before Christmas, although January can be considered (no later than January).

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced AI Automation / Application Engineer to join one of our longstanding clients in Welwyn.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on technology professional to develop AI solutions, build intelligent applications and automate business processes using AI agents and automated workflows.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Free, on-site parking
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

The Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience building data applications, automations or internal tools.
• Strong Python skills, including scripting and data processing.
• Experience with R and R Shiny application development.
• Good SQL knowledge and REST API integration experience.
• Practical experience with Generative AI, LLM APIs, prompt design and structured outputs.
• Experience with Git and version control.
• Confident communicating with non-technical teams.

Desirable Experience:

• Snowflake or other cloud data warehouses.
• AI agents, connectors and frameworks such as LangGraph.
• Business intelligence and data-preparation tools.
• Docker, AWS and application deployment.
• Pharmaceutical R&D or regulated environments (GxP).
• GitHub profile or portfolio demonstrating relevant work.

The Role:

• Build and maintain AI agents and automated workflows to reduce repetitive business tasks.
• Develop R Shiny applications with integrated AI assistants.
• Automate processes across business systems, documents and spreadsheets.
• Develop data pipelines to retrieve, clean and combine business information.
• Ensure AI outputs can be reviewed and approved by colleagues.
• Write tested code, maintain documentation and produce validation evidence.
• Work with business teams to test applications, provide training and improve solutions.
• Maintain existing applications, troubleshoot issues and monitor automation performance.

If you’re keen to join an innovative team and play a key role in developing AI-driven solutions and automating business processes, please apply for this AI Automation / Application Engineer role below or call Chloe McCausland at Clearline Recruitment on [phone removed] between 8:30am – 5:00pm.