At a Glance
- Tasks: Design, build, and deliver innovative software solutions using AI-assisted tools.
- Company: Join a leading enterprise data analytics company in Leeds.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, potential for contract extension, and career growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for mentorship and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of tech, solving real user problems with cutting-edge tools.
- Qualifications: Strong backend engineering experience, preferably in Java or similar languages.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
Location: Leeds 2x a week - Tuesdays and Thursdays
Salary/Rate: Up to £600 daily Inside IR35
Start Date: 12/10/2026
Job Type: Initial 3 month contract with likelihood of extension and to be converted to perm
Company Introduction: We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our enterprise data analytics clients. They are currently looking for a skilled AI Assisted Software Developer with extensive spec-driven development and ideally a background in Java to join their team for an initial 3 month contract.
We're looking for a Software Engineer to help design, build, and evolve products from concept to production. You'll contribute across the technology stack with a strong focus on backend engineering, working closely with product, design, and QA to deliver high-quality solutions that solve real user problems.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design, build, test, and deliver features across the stack, with a strong emphasis on backend services and APIs.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy, helping shape the long-term direction of our products and platforms.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools and spec-driven engineering practices to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery effectiveness.
- Champion engineering excellence through automated testing, code reviews, observability, maintainability, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, QA engineers, and fellow developers to solve complex customer problems.
- Support and mentor other engineers through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and constructive feedback.
- Participate in the continuous improvement of engineering processes, tooling, and delivery practices.
Essential:
- Strong backend engineering experience. Java is preferred, but we welcome engineers with strong experience in comparable object-oriented languages.
- Experience delivering solutions that span backend and frontend technologies, with a solid understanding of how systems fit together end to end.
- Demonstrated technical leadership through influencing engineering decisions, driving initiatives, and supporting the success of others.
- A strong quality-first mindset, including experience with automated testing, code reviews, and maintainable software design.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Openness to adopting modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development and spec-driven approaches.
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