At a Glance
- Tasks: Build AI-enabled software solutions and improve development processes with innovative tools.
- Company: Leading tech company in Belfast, known for its investment in AI and employee satisfaction.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with cross-functional collaboration and excellent career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Join a pioneering team to shape the future of AI in software engineering.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in Software Engineering with experience in AI-driven tools and strong coding skills.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 £ per year.
Location: Belfast – Hybrid (2 days per week in office)
The Opportunity
We’re working with an impressive company in Belfast that can confidently call itself a standout ‘employer of choice’. They’re making a significant investment in AI-enabled software engineering and building a new AI capability that will add value across the business. They’re looking for Software Engineers who have been immersed in ‘Agentic Engineering’; using AI coding tools as a fundamental tenet of your day-to‑day.
The Software Engineer won’t just write code. You'll explore how AI can improve the entire SDLC, whilst driving AI Adoption internally and ensuring quality output! Ultimately you will think about what tools to use, help teams adopt best practices and see if other teams can benefit too! Looking at AI-coding zero to 1. Think research, planning, building, implementing, coaching and working cross‑functionally!
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Software Engineering
- Problem solving, experimentation and collaboration. You’ll:
- Build and deliver AI-enabled software solutions from concept through to production
- Use AI-assisted development tools to improve software engineering and delivery
- Explore and implement agentic AI workflows and techniques for reliable automation
- Help engineering and product teams adopt AI-enabled development practices
- Develop reusable engineering approaches, examples and best practices
- Ensure solutions align with architectural patterns, coding standards and performance requirements
- Work across engineering, architecture, security, QA and platform teams
- Help teams understand both the capabilities and limitations of AI within software development
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience
- 3+ years' commercial experience in Software Engineering (full-stack)
- Hands‑on experience with AI‑driven engineering tools, such as: Cursor, Compound Engineering or similar approaches/tools
- Experience with agentic AI workflows and steering techniques for reliable automation
- Strong OOP skills using Java, Python or C#
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Knowledge of AWS, Azure or GCP
- Strong understanding of software engineering standards, architecture and performance
- Must be permanently based in Northern Ireland with the relevant Right to Work
- RAG architectures, embeddings and context management
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Software security best practices and compliance
- Automated testing frameworks and QA processes
- AWS certification or equivalent cloud certification
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