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

AWE plc; Heath End; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

270 hours annual leave

Maternity/Paternity leave benefits

Professional development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Discounts on daily spend

Special Leave Policy for volunteering

Job summary

AWE plc is seeking an AI-assisted Software Engineer to join our Aldermaston team, delivering secure, high-quality software with AI-enhanced development workflows. You will collaborate with engineers and multidisciplinary teams to embed AI into development while maintaining safety and governance.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, rapid learning, and contributing to AI Capability Development and AI Factory missions, with onsite work and a clear progression path.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, software engineering, AI or related STEM field.
• Hands-on software development experience from placements or projects.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and AI APIs.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to on-schedule delivery of software features using AI-driven tools.
• Ensure code adheres to standards and security policies.
• Collaborate with platform and data teams to integrate components.

Skills

AI tooling familiarity

Software development

CI/CD

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering/AI

Hands-on project experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

AWE plc is seeking an AI-assisted Software Engineer to join our Aldermaston team, delivering secure, high-quality software with AI-enhanced development workflows. You will collaborate with engineers and multidisciplinary teams to embed AI into development while maintaining safety and governance.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, rapid learning, and contributing to AI Capability Development and AI Factory missions, with onsite work and a clear progression path.