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 01273 063769 between 8:30am – 5:00pm.
