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AI Native Software Engineer

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AI Native Software Engineer

At a Glance

  • Belfast, Hybrid (2 days per week in office)
  • Digital Services team, working within Context Engineering
  • Salary: DOE
  • Help shape how a global organisation adopts AI in software delivery
  • Not a standard engineering role — coaching, facilitation and hands-on build

About the Company
Our client is a large, global organisation investing heavily in a new generation of technology capability, aimed at transforming customer and employee experience and reshaping how software is designed, built, tested and delivered. They're scaling secure, responsible AI use across the enterprise and building the platforms and practices to support it long term.

Role Overview
This role sits in Context Engineering, part of a wider AI Services team that takes priority ideas from concept through to working products. Rather than a typical build-and-ship engineering role, you'll help other teams use AI tools well — designing, building, testing and improving software — while keeping the outputs secure, maintainable and genuinely useful. You'll move comfortably between technical depth and clear explanation, helping teams understand what AI can and can't do, and how to use it responsibly in live delivery work.

Key Responsibilities

  • Help shape how the organisation uses AI across the software delivery lifecycle
  • Take practical AI use cases from idea through to production
  • Support engineers and product teams as they adopt new ways of working
  • Create guidance, examples and reusable patterns that make AI easier to use well
  • Ensure alignment with architectural patterns, coding standards and performance
  • Coach and facilitate as much as you build

What You'll Need

Essential

  • 3+ years' experience in software engineering or application development
  • Experience with AI-driven engineering tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Amazon Q/Kiro)
  • Experience with agentic AI workflows and steering techniques for reliable automation
  • Strong OOP skills (Java, Python or C#)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Right to work in Northern Ireland (no sponsorship available)

Desirable

  • Familiarity with RAG architectures, embeddings and context management
  • Full-stack development experience (front end, back end, APIs, databases)
  • Experience with containerisation/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Knowledge of AWS, Azure or GCP
  • Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and QA processes
  • Awareness of security and compliance best practice

Benefits & Package
Competitive salary DOE, hybrid working (2 days per week in Belfast), and the chance to help build a new AI Centre of Excellence from the ground up.

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COLIN MCALINDEN

COLIN MCALINDEN

Principal Technology Recruiter at Ocho

Although he has worked in recruitment for a long time, Colin’s particular interest is Tech. He decided to specialise about five years ago and has been thriving ever since. Having only very recently joined Ocho, Colin is already thriving in his new role. He can often be found learning from his colleagues in the office and imparting some of his own wisdom. Working in a competitive start-up was quite a big change for him, but he’s managed to hit the ground running. “My old employer had rigid systems already in place but I like that I’m a part of shaping Ocho.”

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