AI Principal Engineer

Join us as a AI Principal Engineer to play a senior technical leadership role at the intersection of AI and engineering. You'll define how Checkatrade builds, integrates, and scales multi-agent systems and AI-powered APIs, turning research breakthroughs into production-grade systems that power real products.

Requirements

• Deep experience designing and building distributed systems, ideally with exposure to LLMs, vector databases, or multi-agent orchestration frameworks.
• The ability to move seamlessly from prototype to production, balancing experimentation with solid engineering discipline.
• Strong architectural instincts — you care about how things work, but also why they matter.
• A collaborative mindset and the confidence to guide technical direction across teams.
• A passion for using AI in ways that drive meaningful impact for both businesses and users.

Benefits

• Great salary for the impact you make
• Annual bonus - get rewarded for your work
• Work your way - flexible, remote-friendly setup
• Lunch vouchers so you stay fuelled while you build
• Learning support for courses, certs and books to level up
• Real time off - generous annual leave plus local public holidays