Apprentice AI Engineer

About the role

This 18‑month apprenticeship offers a hands‑on opportunity to work with a fast‑growing start‑up that is redefining intelligent interaction for accounting. You will support the design, build and integration of AI‑driven conversational bots and automation workflows, gaining practical experience in machine learning, natural language processing and human‑centred design.

Key responsibilities

• Identify AI and automation opportunities within product streams, ensuring responsible and transparent use.
• Evaluate AI models, tools and platforms and present recommendations to senior colleagues.
• Design, test and document conversational bot interactions and automated workflows.
• Integrate AI capabilities via APIs, connect data sources and support end‑to‑end delivery under guidance.
• Define acceptance criteria, run evaluations, tune prompts and monitor AI outputs for quality and safety.
• Produce technical and user documentation, deliver training and support change‑management activities.
• Assist with governance, auditing and compliance with digital ethics, security and privacy standards.

Required profile

• Foundational understanding of software development and API usage.
• Strong interest in large language models, prompt design and conversational AI/NLP.
• Basic knowledge of modern front‑end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript; React or Vue.js is a plus).
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and an appetite for learning AI automation platforms.
• Proactive problem‑solver with a commitment to quality and responsible AI.

Required skills

• APIs
• Large language models
• Prompt design
• Conversational AI
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• React (or Vue.js)
• Git
• AI automation platforms (desirable)