Senior Software Engineer (AI-Native Development) in London

CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK's most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations while putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London, and we support remote employees located throughout the country. Our focus spans code, project plans, go‐to‐market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models, and people policies. We partner with clients such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel, and Money Saving Expert to create high‐quality, robust, and thoughtful products. Our culture is safe, supportive, and friendly, and we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK for multiple years.

As a Senior AI Enablement Engineer, you will be a key technical leader and practitioner in our evolution toward an AI‐native business. You will champion and implement AI‐assisted development practices, mentor teams, and drive meaningful improvements in how we build software. Your work will involve adopting cutting‐edge AI tools and platforms, ensuring our engineers excel with them, and translating technical gains into product value.

• Pioneer Advanced Engineering Practices: Shape and refine our engineering discipline for the AI age, introducing new workflows that are faster, more creative, and uniquely suited to AI‐powered development.
• Teach, Coach & Mentor: Serve as a go‐to expert on AI development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Codex, Cursor, Kiro, etc.) through pairing sessions, code reviews, and hands‐on guidance.
• Lead by Example: Remain a hands‐on, high‐skill developer embedded in teams, modelling best practices and solving complex problems with AI tools.
• Champion AI‐Powered Development: Drive the adoption of AI‐first methodologies with a pragmatic and persistent approach, fostering a culture of curiosity and innovation.
• Translate Technical Gains to Product Value: Articulate the impact of AI‐powered methods—from productivity gains to enhanced capabilities—to product and engineering stakeholders.

• Technical Leader & Mentor: Hands‐on coder who is equally adept at guiding and influencing peers.
• Technically Excellent: Proven experience building high‐quality production software in .NET, Java, Python, or another common backend language.
• AI Tool Expert: Deep, practical experience with generative AI and AI‐assisted development tools; able to maximise their impact in a professional development environment.
• Workflow Innovator: Comfortable rethinking the entire development lifecycle to unlock greater potential.
• Passionate Technologist: Fully bought into the AI paradigm shift, with relentless pursuit of technical excellence.
• Effective Communicator: Strong communication skills to discuss complex technical concepts with engineers, collaborate with product managers, and demonstrate value.

Why Join Create Future?

• Lead the Change: Set the standard for our AI‐native future rather than following trends.
• High‐Impact Work: Accelerate our development lifecycle, enhance products, and shape the skills of our engineering team.
• Autonomy and Support: Work with a leadership team fully invested in the AI mission.
• Shape the Future: Be at the forefront of the most significant shift in software development.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. The organization is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees.