Overview

AI Software Engineer, Contract, Backend Focus | Python, C++/C#, ML & LLMs | AWS/Azure | Data Handling | Renewable Energy Innovation Hub | £575-700/day, Outside | 6-month + | Remote, UK

What You’ll Do

• Build and scale backend systems, APIs, and ML pipelines powering real-world AI applications.
• Implement and optimise ML models: classification, regression, recommendation systems, NLP, LLMs.
• Design AI system architecture patterns and workflows (similar to large-scale data pipelines).
• Contribute to evaluation frameworks (acceptance testing, performance monitoring, production readiness).
• Deploy solutions in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure) using Docker/Kubernetes.
• Apply modern MLOps practices (MLflow, SageMaker, Airflow) and CI/CD for productionisation.
• Collaborate on AI projects that accelerate renewable energy innovation globally.
• Mentor junior engineers/data scientists and drive technical design reviews.

What You’ll Bring

• Backend first: Senior-level experience in Python (essential), with additional C++/C# skills valued.
• Applied AI: Hands-on experience with GenAI/LLMs, LangChain, LangGraph, and RAG pipelines.
• MLOps expertise: MLflow, SageMaker, Airflow, plus CI/CD and observability practices.
• Cloud & architecture: AWS/Azure and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience handling large datasets and distributed systems (Spark).
• Strong grounding in algorithms, optimisation, and performance tuning.
• Ability to work independently, contribute architectural insight, and deliver production-grade AI.

Contract Details

• Location: Fully Remote (UK-based)
• Length: 6-month rolling contract

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Engineering, Information Technology, and Consulting

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Engineering Services