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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Apache Associates - **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computing Platforms, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Software Engineering, Data Logging, Data Processing, GitHub Copilot, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Build Management, AI Platforms, Codebase, Software Coding - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2852293437-software-engineer ## About the Role This is an ideal opportunity for a developer who combines strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on LLM experience and enjoys working in an environment where things move quickly., You'll need to be a strong software engineer first and foremost, with genuine commercial experience building with AI., * Strong commercial C# .NET development experience, ideally working within established and potentially long-lived codebases. * Hands-on experience building applications using Large Language Models, beyond tutorials or experimentation. * Strong knowledge of prompt engineering, context engineering and structured outputs. * Experience taking ideas from concept through to working software quickly. * Experience evaluating or testing LLM outputs using structured approaches, datasets or real-world business scenarios. * Daily experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor or similar. * A pragmatic approach to software engineering - knowing when to move quickly and when production quality cannot be compromised. * The ability to understand and articulate the business problem behind the technology you're building. It would be advantageous if you also have experience with: * RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) * Agentic workflows and tool use * Vector databases/search and embeddings * LLM APIs from multiple providers * AI evaluation frameworks and automated quality pipelines * Modernising or extending long-established software platforms * Distributive trades, rental, retail, automotive aftermarket or garage management ## Description You'll be responsible for building AI-powered capabilities across the product portfolio, working with LLMs, prompt engineering, context design and structured outputs, while ensuring everything you build is robust enough for production. You'll be expected to prototype quickly, but equally importantly, understand where engineering discipline is essential. That means thinking about accuracy, reliability, latency, cost, monitoring, fallbacks and evaluation rather than simply getting an AI feature to work in a demo. You'll work closely with existing engineering teams, Product Managers, Product Owners and subject matter experts to understand the business problem before deciding on the technical solution., * Design and build prompts, context strategies and LLM integrations for real-world product features. * Develop primarily in C# .NET, integrating AI capabilities into established codebases. * Build production-grade AI services with appropriate error handling, fallbacks, monitoring and logging. * Prototype new ideas quickly and turn successful experiments into robust production features. * Develop structured approaches to evaluating LLM outputs, using real business scenarios and measurable results. * Work with LLM APIs across different providers and make pragmatic decisions around quality, cost and latency. * Use AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor or equivalent as part of your day-to-day development. * Work alongside existing engineering teams to ensure your solutions fit established coding standards, architecture and deployment pipelines. * Keep pace with the rapidly changing AI ecosystem and share new approaches and learning with colleagues. * Work with Product and subject matter experts to understand the underlying business problem rather than simply responding to a technical requirement. * Ensure AI features are developed with appropriate consideration for accuracy, safety and data handling. ## Related Videos - [The Intent Engineer: Closing the Gap Between Business & Engineering - Manuel Klein](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1855-the-intent-engineer-closing-the-gap-between-business-engineering-manuel-klein) - [Getting to Know Your Legacy (System) with AI-Driven Software Archeology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1437-getting-to-know-your-legacy-system-with-ai-driven-software-archeology) - [Crypto-secure Data Management with In-Database Blockchain](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/632-crypto-secure-data-management-with-in-database-blockchain) - [This App Reached 10,000 Users in One Week. 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