AI Software Engineer - AVP Level - Up to £70k + Bonus + Package/ Hybrid working

Hawksworth; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawksworth is seeking an experienced AI Software Engineer to build enterprise-grade AI applications for a leading financial services client. The role focuses on Generative AI, LLMs, and agentic systems, with hands-on coding and integration work.

You will operate in a global, regulated environment, collaborating with large teams. Hybrid role based in Knutsford, Manchester, or Glasgow with office three days a week and two remote.

Qualifications

• 4+ years commercial software engineering experience.
• Experience in large enterprise environments.
• Hands-on development of AI-powered applications.
• Familiarity with secure development in enterprise contexts.

Responsibilities

• Develop production-quality AI applications using Generative AI tech.
• Architect and implement agentic AI workflows and tool integrations.
• Collaborate with global teams in a regulated financial services setting.

Skills

Generative AI

LLMs

Agentic AI

RAG

Prompt engineering

Context management

Large Enterprise environments

Software engineering

Job description

We are recruiting now for an experienced AI Software Engineer (Generative AI / Agentic AI) to join a leading global Bank! You will help develop the next generation of intelligent applications and enterprise AI solutions for this leading Financial Services organisation.

This is a hands‑on engineering role, working with modern Generative AI technologies to build scalable, secure and reliable applications.

What we're looking for:

• Strong software engineering background, developing and delivering production-quality applications.
• 4+ years commercial Software Engineering experience
• Experience of Large Enterprise environments
• Good communication skills and able to work in large, global teams.
• Use to managing your own Software Engineering projects in live environments.
• Practical experience with Generative AI, LLMs and Agentic AI.
• Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering and context management.
• Hands‑on development of AI agents, orchestration workflows and tool integrations.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted coding tools and strong software engineering practices.
• Understanding of secure development, testing and enterprise environments.

Nice to have:

• Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent frameworks.
• Experience integrating multiple AI models and providers.
• Financial services or other regulated industry experience.
• Experience mentoring engineers or contributing to engineering best practices.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on enterprise‑scale AI technology within an established financial services organisation.

Location:

Knutsford, Manchester or Glasgow

Salary:

Up to £70,000 + Benefits

Employment:

Permanent

Hybrid working:

x3 days in the office per week and x2 days remote.

If you're a software engineer already building AI-powered applications and looking for your next challenge, we'd be interested in hearing from you.