AI-Driven Software Engineer (Onsite, 9-Day Fortnight)

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Reading; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Annual leave 270 hours

Pension scheme

Maternity/Paternity leave

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment seeks an AI-Assisted Software Engineer to help build secure, high-quality software using AI tools. You will work alongside experienced engineers to deliver features at pace, while maintaining safety and governance standards.

Role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and learning through AI capability initiatives. Onsite presence is required with flexible patterns where possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, AI, or related STEM.
• Hands-on software development experience from placements/projects.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and AI concepts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to on-schedule software features using AI-driven development tools.
• Ensure code meets cybersecurity and governance requirements.
• Collaborate with platform and data teams to integrate components.

Skills

AI tools exposure

Software development

Team collaboration

Agile methodologies

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / AI

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Job description

Atomic Weapons Establishment seeks an AI-Assisted Software Engineer to help build secure, high-quality software using AI tools. You will work alongside experienced engineers to deliver features at pace, while maintaining safety and governance standards.

Role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and learning through AI capability initiatives. Onsite presence is required with flexible patterns where possible.