Ai / Software Engineer

Description:

AI / SOFTWARE ENGINEER – COLCHESTER (ONSITE 4 DAYS)

KEY POINTS

Salary up to £70,000

Onsite working in Colchester (4 days per week)

Work with cutting-edge AI tooling including Claude, Codex, and Cursor

Join a fast-paced, product-driven engineering environment

ABOUT THE CLIENT

We’re supporting a fast-growing digital organisation known for delivering innovative, large-scale consumer experiences through technology. With a strong focus on product and experimentation, they are investing heavily in AI and engineering capability as they continue to scale.

THE BENEFITS

Opportunity to work hands-on with emerging AI tools and technologies

High-impact role within a growing engineering team

Collaborative and forward-thinking culture

Clear scope for progression as the team expands

THE AI / SOFTWARE ENGINEER ROLE:

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and enhancing digital products using both traditional software engineering and modern AI tooling. You’ll work closely with product and engineering teams to integrate AI-driven solutions into existing platforms, improve development workflows, and help shape how AI is leveraged across the business.

You’ll be expected to experiment with and implement tools such as Claude, Codex, or Cursor to accelerate development, improve code quality, and support innovation across projects. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to backend development, particularly within PHP-based environments.

AI / SOFTWARE ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Experience using AI development tools such as Claude, Codex, or Cursor

Strong software engineering background with PHP

Experience with Laravel and/or WordPress

Understanding of modern development practices and version control

Ability to work in a collaborative, product-focused environment