Applied AI Engineer - Senior to Principal

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Vacancy signals sponsorship (positive)

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• Prior clearance is not required—we will sponsor and support you

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Likely eligible occupation (positive)

The job title maps to SOC 2134 (Programmers and software development professionals), which is skilled to RQF level 6 or above on the current rules.

• Job title matched the pattern "ai engineer" for SOC 2134.

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Salary evidence unavailable (unknown)

Hours not stated — going rates assume a standard 37.5-hour week for full-time work.