Founding Lead AI Engineer - Remote

Overview

At BJAK, we’re using AI to solve meaningful problems — from fraud detection and risk modeling to hyper-personalized financial experiences that make insurance and financial services more accessible. We’re looking for a Founding Lead AI Engineer based in the UK to play a pivotal role in building, scaling, and leading the next generation of intelligent systems.

In Short

• You’ll design and deploy core AI systems that serve millions across the region
• You’ll be the right hand to the Head of AI — driving technical execution and engineering standards
• You’ll lead and mentor junior engineers to elevate team performance and capabilities
• You’ll play a critical role in hiring and scaling a high-performance AI team
• Design, build, and ship production-grade ML models for high-impact use cases
• Lead model architecture, data pipeline design, and deployment strategies
• Collaborate across product, engineering, and data teams to drive AI initiatives
• Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle — from data prep to deployment and monitoring
• Review code, guide projects, and mentor engineers through technical challenges
• Champion experimentation, continuous learning, and AI best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4–6 years of experience in AI/ML engineering with real-world deployment experience
• Strong Python skills and deep familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end ML lifecycle: data pipelines, training, validation, monitoring
• Experience working on applied AI problems (e.g., recommendation, fraud, risk, NLP, etc.)
• Track record of technical leadership and mentoring engineers
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Must be based in the UK and open to working remotely with regional teams

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Fully remote and flexible work arrangement from anywhere in the UK
• High ownership role with impact visible at a regional scale
• Direct reporting line to Head of AI with exposure to senior leadership
• Opportunity to lead and shape a growing AI engineering team
• Fast-track career growth and learning opportunities in a high-speed environment
• Collaborative, flat culture where ideas move fast and great work gets noticed