Holiday Extras
Job title:
Solutions Architect – LLM Platform
Company
Holiday Extras
Job description
Salary £83,920–£104,901 + Benefits + BonusOffice BasedLocation: Newingreen, KentWe care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance.About UsAt Holiday Extras, we’re passionate about innovating for our customers. Our mission is to make travel hassle-free and enjoyable by delivering seamless, highly personal digital experiences. Since forming our AI team in June 2024, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of AI in travel, shifting towards a conversational AI-based interaction with our customers. Our AI platform is now at the heart of this transformation, and we’re looking for an experienced and innovative Solutions Architect to help us scale it for the future.About the RoleThis role reports directly to our Chief Technology Officer and works alongside a team of experienced Solutions Architects. You’ll define and communicate the technical vision for our AI platform, ensuring it becomes a scalable and efficient foundation for AI-driven customer interactions. As a key leader, you’ll take ownership of high-impact projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, fostering collaboration across teams, and driving the continued evolution of our AI capabilities.By joining the team you’ll:
- Lead the evolution of the HX LLM platform, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency.
- Translate business objectives into AI-driven solutions, delivering prototypes and proofs of concept.
- Collaborate with engineering and stakeholder teams to integrate AI capabilities across customer touchpoints.
- Optimise AI assistant performance using data-driven insights, refining interactions based on real-world feedback.
- Evaluate and implement emerging AI tools, balancing best practices with practical applications.
- Ensure AI architectural decisions align with security, compliance, and industry standards.
What you can bring to our team:
- Strong background in software architecture, with experience designing scalable and efficient systems.
- Expertise in AI-driven architectures and large language model (LLM) integrations, or a strong interest in learning AI technologies.
- Experience working with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and modern development frameworks.
- Familiarity with performance tracking, analytics, and data-driven decision-making, whether in AI, cloud, or software engineering.
- Experience with scaling technical solutions and support multiple squads in their adoption of new technologies.
- Skilled in building consensus, managing complex projects, and fostering collaboration.
- Knowledge of compliance, security, and best practices in software architecture.
- Experience managing technical risks and contingency planning.
Everyone’s career path is individual and different, so this is just a guide. If your experience doesn’t precisely match this, you’re encouraged to apply so that we can discover your unique talents!How we hire for this roleWe know your time is precious, so we keep our recruitment process as quick and easy as possible. If we believe you might be a match for a job you’ve applied for, you’ll enter our hiring process as follows: * Initial conversation with our Tech Recruitment Specialist.
- On-site interview with one of our Engineering Managers & Solutions Architect, followed by a Technical Whiteboarding collaboration.
- Meet Rob, our CTO.
Cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture is paramount to us. Recognising we are all different, if for any reason you need us to adapt the recruitment process, please get in touch via [email protected].Closing Date: Monday 3rd March 2025Why Choose Holiday Extras?We believe that holidays are the most precious time of all, so we create products, tech, and services that make travel and holidays memorable and fun. We’re on a mission to Remake Holiday Making, turning our customers’ needs, wants, and dreams into reality, for every stage of their trip.At Holiday Extras, we’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, build their careers, and achieve their full potential. By joining our team, you can enjoy a world of benefits to enhance your lifestyle and well-being, including:
- 25 days of holiday plus your birthday off.
- Profit-sharing opportunities.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Discounted gym memberships.
- Regular opportunities to attend industry-leading events and gain professional qualifications through our L&D budget.
We’re just getting started on our AI journey—are you ready to help us shape the future of travel?
Expected salary
£83000 – 104000 per year
Location
Hythe, Kent
Job date
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 23:40:22 GMT
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