Engineering Jobs

Principal Software Engineer (AI/ML)

Leonardo • UK

Salary

£70k – £70k

Posted

15 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Leonardo is hiring a Principal Software Engineer (AI/ML) in UK, a full-time engineering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £70k – £70k. Leonardo holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job Description: Salary Range: £54,000 - £70,000 Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity. Your Impact Are you a software engineer with a working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and M…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Leonardo — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £70k – £70k
How this salary compares: about 50% above the £46,997 median across 454 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 35 other live engineering roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 15 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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