Prompt Engineer
6 Month contract initially
Location: London
Rate: £400 £450 p/d (via Umbrella company)
We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for an Prompt Engineer to join the team.
Prompt Engineer in the Data and Analytics domain within banking plays a crucial role in leveraging Generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs) to extract valuable insights and automate processes efficiently and compliantly
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, develop, and refine prompts to maximize the accuracy and effectiveness of GenAI models.
* Utilize techniques like few-shot prompting, chain-of-thought, and RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) to improve model performance within banking applications.
* Iteratively test and refine prompts based on the evaluation of AI outputs to enhance model performance.
* Manage the full prompt lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business needs and technical requirements.
* Formulate precise queries to guide AI models in analysing vast datasets for market trends, risk assessment, and portfolio optimization.
* Help generate automated reports, summaries of key financial metrics, revenue/expense forecasts, and risk assessments.
* Optimize AI outputs to turn raw data into actionable insights for decision-making.
Key Skills & Experience:
* A strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), including architectures, capabilities, and limits.
* Familiarity with different GenAI model types, such as text generation, summarization, and question answering.
* Knowledge of model hallucinations, bias, and context windows.
* Mastery of prompting strategies such as zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought (CoT), tree-of-thought (ToT), and self-consistency.
* Expertise in Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture and implementation to integrate external, up-to-date, and proprietary data sources.
* Knowledge of prompt templating, variable injection, and dynamic prompt generation
* Strong SQL skills for querying and extracting data from banking databases.
* Proficiency in Python (or similar) for data manipulation, scripting, automation, and integrating with AI APIs.
* Familiarity with data structures and data warehousing concepts.
* Understanding of API authentication, rate limits, and error handling
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
* Analytical and Critical Thinking
* Strong verbal communication skills to collaborate with data scientists, engineers, business stakeholders, and legal teams
* Meticulousness in crafting prompts, as small changes can impact AI output quality and adherence to regulatory requirements
* Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams (Data Science, ML Engineering, UX, Legal, Business Units).
This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.
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