AI Developer

An excellent new opportunity for a hands-on AI Developer efficient with coding, AI & DevOps to be at the forefront of AI-powered software development.

You will be part of a small, agile team dedicated to building innovative solutions that integrate large language models, agentic systems, and Azure AI services into real-world applications. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on understanding how things work, is not afraid to experiment, and wants to shape how to deliver AI solutions to clients and evolve internal capabilities.

Day-to-day of the role:

Key Delivery Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-integrated solutions for client engagements using modern full stack technologies.
• Integrate Azure AI services (Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Azure ML, AI Search) into production applications.
• Build and refine LLM-powered features, agentic workflows, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations.
• Collaborate with clients to understand requirements and translate them into working software.
• Contribute to technical research, prototyping, and proof-of-concept development to support client proposals.

Internal Development and Enablement Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of internal AI tools, accelerators, and reusable components.
• Explore and evaluate emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and development approaches.
• Support the adoption of AI-assisted development practices (vibe coding, AI testing, agentic development) across the team.
• Help shape product strategy by identifying opportunities to package and position AI solutions.
• Participate in knowledge sharing, internal training, and capability building within the AI and Data Innovation team.

• Solid full stack development experience across one or more of: React/Node.js, .NET/C#, Python/FastAPI.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Demonstrable ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them practically.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to code quality and engineering rigour.
• Comfortable working independently while contributing to a collaborative small team environment.
• Excellent communication skills - able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Experience with LLM integration, prompt engineering, or agentic AI development.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Cursor.
• Azure AI Engineer certification or equivalent practical experience.
• Understanding of MCP, RAG architectures, or vector databases.

• Industry-leading training and development opportunities.
• Competitive salary with progression potential.
• 23-days holiday allowance, increasing with length of service, plus bank holidays, an extra day off on your birthday, and the option to buy more!
• Company pension scheme and health cash plan with free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Life assurance, cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, home and tech scheme, and retail discounts.
• Long service recognition, and social events.