AI Software Engineer (AVP level) - Global Financial - £70k

Hawksworth; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawksworth is seeking AI Software Engineers in Manchester to build and deliver AI-powered software using LangGraph and CrewAI. The role requires hands-on GenAI experience, containerised architectures, and clear communication to stakeholders in an Agile setting.

The ideal candidate will contribute to secure, scalable distributed systems in a hybrid working model with three days in the office each week.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with GenAI and agentic AI frameworks including LangGraph and CrewAI.
• Demonstrated commercial experience creating AI solutions.
• Experience with containerisation and distributed systems for secure, scalable software.

Responsibilities

• Deliver robust AI software solutions in an Agile environment.
• Explain technical solutions clearly to business stakeholders.
• Collaborate in a hybrid team across in-office and remote settings.

Tools

LangGraph

CrewAI

Containerisation

Python

Java

AWS Bedrock

IaC tooling

AWS/Azure certs

Job description

AI Software Engineer - Agentic and GenAI (LangGraph & CrewAI)

Location: Manchester - City Centre

Hybrid: 3 days per week in the office

Do you have commercial experience using AI frameworks? If yes, this could be for you.

Our client are a Global Financial located in Manchester who are embarking on their AI journey and embracing it with both hands.

We need multiple AI Software Engineers with hands-on experience using Agentic and GenAI frameworks, to deliver robust software solutions for our tier 1 financial, working in an Agile environment. A good understanding of best practice is a must, and the ability to explain technical solutions in a clear way to the business.

Previous experience working in the financial services, on mission critical systems, would be great, but this is not essential.

We're looking for the right mind-set, not necessarily some with the most amount of experience, but someone can demonstrate mental agility and their ability to problem solve. We want people who can think outside of the box and bring fresh ideas to the team in a positive and collaborative manner.

Experience:

• Hands‑on experience with containerisation.
• GenAI and agentic AI frameworks, including LangGraph and CrewAI
• Demonstrated commercial experience creating AI solutions
• AWS and/or Azure: IaC tooling and patterns.
• AWS or Azure certifications
• Python and Java.
• AWS Bedrock and AI/ML services.
• Distributed systems - Focus on secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions.