Trafigura

Applied AI Engineer

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18 days ago
London, United KingdomSenior / Staff+

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain Python-based AI applications and production-ready agentic AI/LLM systems.
  • Build and maintain document workflows using LLMs and classical natural language processing.
  • Develop agents with MCP, tool calling, memory systems, vector-based knowledge stores, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
  • Debug model performance issues, handle edge cases, and optimize system reliability.
  • Write comprehensive tests and implement monitoring and observability for AI/ML systems.
  • Rapidly prototype, evaluate, and productionize new features.
  • Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture decisions.
  • Translate business requirements from technical and non-technical stakeholders into production code.
  • Support Data Science and Engineering teams as a Centre of Excellence for agentic AI through knowledge sharing and tool adoption.

Requirements

  • 5–8+ years of experience building production AI/ML systems.
  • Modern Python proficiency with deep knowledge of the ecosystem, including Pydantic, FastAPI, asyncio, and type safety.
  • Experience with modern AI frameworks, particularly Pydantic AI.
  • Production experience maintaining human-in-the-loop systems and AI monitoring or observability.
  • Strong fundamentals in AI/ML evaluation frameworks.
  • Experience building agentic systems with MCP, tool calling, memory systems, vector-based knowledge stores, and guardrails.
  • In-depth understanding of software design principles and software development lifecycle practices, including cloud engineering and containerization.
  • Practical cloud engineering experience, with a preference for AWS.
  • Experience in commodities, fixed income, equities, or asset management is preferred.
  • Ability to work autonomously, make pragmatic technology choices, and focus on reliable solutions to business problems.

Tech Stack

AWSFastAPIPython

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5,001-10,000 employees
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