Latest Ai Engineer Defence - 3 Months Contract Jobs

Lead Software Engineer

IntroductionSaab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence...

Saab Fareham, United Kingdom

Software Applications Engineer

IntroductionSaab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence...

Saab Fareham, United Kingdom

Research Engineer

This role involves developing and advancing AI systems for high-stakes defence and security applications, working across both digital decision-support tools and physical robotics platforms. The engineer will contribute to AVIS™, the core intelligence layer that fuses multi-modal data from sensors, imagery, and text to enable rapid decision-making in mission-critical environments. The position requires ownership, technical judgment, and direct impact within a small, fast-moving team building systems deployed in real-world operational scenarios.

Paddington Robotics Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Software Engineer

Design and develop backend services for AI and robotic systems used in mission-critical environments. Own end-to-end service architecture with a focus on reliability, API quality, and real-world performance. Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate multi-modal data and enable intelligent decision-making under pressure.

Paddington Robotics Harwell, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Computer Vision Engineer - Deep Learning

Design and deploy production-grade computer vision systems using deep learning techniques such as CNNs and Vision Transformers. Translate AI research into robust, real-world applications for defence and security environments. Work across the full development lifecycle, from research to deployment on cloud and edge platforms, in close collaboration with software engineers and researchers.

MFK Recruitment Brentford, London, TW8 9DE, United Kingdom £70,000 – £95,000 pa

Full Stack Python Developer

Design and build full-stack applications that integrate advanced computer vision and AI capabilities into real-world operational environments. Develop intuitive interfaces for image and video analysis, AI model comparison, and performance visualisation, while integrating with customer systems and workflows. Collaborate closely with engineers and end users to shape product development from concept to deployment.

MFK Recruitment Brentford, London, TW8 9DE, United Kingdom £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Staff AI Engineer, Robot Learning (Navigation)

Develops advanced spatial understanding and 3D scene reconstruction systems for humanoid robots, integrating vision-language-action models to enable context-aware navigation and interaction in dynamic environments. Works on large-scale data pipelines, auto-labeling, and deployment of multimodal models onto real robotic platforms. Collaborates closely with research and engineering teams to advance embodied AI capabilities.

Humanoid London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Lead AI Engineer

This role involves designing and implementing AI solutions to improve operational efficiency, defining LLM architecture, and building AI tools for workflow automation and document processing. You will work closely with product teams and senior leadership, shaping the AI strategy in a growing function.

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment London, United Kingdom £85,000 – £95,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent

Compiler Engineer - AI Inference

This role involves developing advanced compiler technologies for AI inference and training workloads on NVIDIA GPUs. You'll focus on kernel generation, computational graph optimizations, and MLIR-based compiler frameworks while collaborating closely with hardware and software teams. The position emphasizes innovation in AI performance and co-design of future silicon architectures for datacenter-scale deployments.

NVIDIA Cambridge, United Kingdom

Compiler Engineer - AI Inference

This role involves developing advanced compiler technologies for AI inference and training workloads on NVIDIA GPUs. You'll focus on kernel generation, computational graph optimization, and hardware-software co-design to push the performance limits of AI computing. The position requires deep expertise in MLIR, C/C++, and Python, with opportunities to influence future silicon architecture.

NVIDIA United Kingdom

Software Engineer - AI Automation London- Global Prime Brokerage & Financing Platform

This role involves designing and delivering AI-driven automation solutions to streamline business processes across various departments. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to build scalable automation services that improve accuracy and unlock new operational capabilities.

eFinancialCareers London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Sr. Innovation Engineer, WW AMZL Innovation Engineering

This role involves identifying and evaluating advanced technology use cases within Amazon Logistics Delivery Stations, focusing on AI and automation to improve safety, productivity, and associate experience. The engineer will lead integration strategies, conduct technical due diligence, model performance via simulation, and define scalability paths. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and technology providers is central to shaping the future of last-mile logistics through data-driven innovation.

Amazon London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Software Engineer (Product, AI Portal)

Build and operate cloud-based software products for internal and external users on Wayve’s AI Portal platform. Develop services, APIs, and interfaces across microservices and partner systems, with end-to-end ownership of production systems. Improve reliability, observability, and customer experience while working closely with automotive OEMs and commercial partners.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Performance

This role involves delivering production-ready machine learning models for autonomous driving systems, focusing on optimising model performance under strict runtime constraints. The engineer will iterate on PyTorch models, apply techniques like quantisation and distillation, and collaborate closely with performance and inference teams to ensure deployability on-vehicle. It’s a hands-on, delivery-oriented position in a high-ownership environment tackling real-world AI challenges.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Senior Software Engineer

This role involves modernising legacy Java services using AI-driven analysis and refactoring, applying migration patterns, and building AI-powered engineering workflows. You will work in a hybrid environment, focusing on improving performance and reliability while demonstrating the impact of AI on developer productivity and code quality.

Tiro London, United Kingdom £80,000 – £120,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent