AI Software Engineer

Ocho People; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Job summary

Ocho People is seeking an AI Native Software Engineer in Belfast. The role sits in Context Engineering within the AI Services team, focusing on helping teams use AI tools safely and effectively in live delivery work.

You’ll move between technical depth and clear explanations, shaping AI adoption across the software delivery lifecycle and guiding teams to build secure, maintainable outputs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering or application development experience.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills (Java, Python or C#).
• Experience in AI-driven tooling and modern software practices is preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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 to make AI easier to use well.
• Ensure alignment with architectural patterns, coding standards and performance.
• Coach and facilitate as you build.

Skills

3+ years of software engineering

OOP skills

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Cursor

Amazon Q/Kiro

Job description

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.