Senior Software Engineer

Gravitas has partnered with a fast-growing Applied AI consultancy in Manchester to hire a Senior Applied AI Software Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business at the forefront of AI engineering, helping organisations turn ambitious AI ideas into secure, scalable systems that deliver real-world impact. You’ll work on a diverse range of projects spanning innovative startups, enterprise organisations, policing, and secure government environments. The role is ideal for strong software engineers who are passionate about AI and want to be part of the next generation of AI-powered product development. The Opportunity This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and applied AI. You might currently be a Backend Engineer, Platform Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, or Software Developer who has started exploring LLMs, AI-assisted development, agents, RAG architectures, or machine learning applications. What matters most is a strong engineering foundation, curiosity about AI, and a desire to learn. You’ll join client-facing teams designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI solutions. Working alongside experienced AI engineers, you’ll help bridge the gap between experimentation and production, ensuring AI systems are reliable, scalable, and maintainable. What You’ll Be Doing Designing and building production software around AI capabilities Taking AI prototypes and experiments into production environments Developing APIs, services, integrations, and data pipelines Working with LLMs, embeddings, RAG architectures, agents, and model APIs Building evaluation, testing, and monitoring approaches for AI systems Deploying solutions using modern cloud and infrastructure tooling Collaborating directly with clients to understand requirements and solve complex challenges Applying strong software engineering principles within multidisciplinary AI teams Leveraging AI-assisted development tools while maintaining engineering best practices Contributing to internal R