GenAI Full-Stack Architect for AI Agents

Anaplan; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Anaplan is seeking a versatile Principal Software Engineer to lead GenAI-driven, end-to-end solutions across frontend and backend services. You will architect scalable AI-powered workflows, integrate MCP frameworks, and ensure robust production-grade systems for global customers.

You will collaborate with product and design teams to translate complex requirements into practical, scalable software, mentoring engineers and shaping technical roadmaps in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional software engineering experience in senior/principal roles.
• Hands-on experience deploying agentic AI workflows and GenAI features.
• Expertise in frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend (Python/Java/Kotlin/Node.js).
• Strong understanding of LLM APIs, prompt engineering, MCP, and multi-agent systems.
• Proficient in observability, logging, and performance monitoring across distributed systems.
• Excellent collaboration skills across engineering, product, and design teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deploy scalable GenAI solutions and autonomous AI agents into production.
• Develop GenAI features including backend API services, tools, LLM integration, and evaluation harnesses.
• Design MCP servers and services, enabling secure data exposure to AI workflows; enable tool-calling and multi-agent coordination.
• Drive full-stack development for frontend apps (React/TypeScript) and backend services (Python/Java/Kotlin/Node.js).
• Ensure LLM observability, evaluations, caching, and latency optimisation with monitoring.
• Champion high availability and performance across frontends and microservices.
• Mentor senior and junior engineers; collaborate with product managers on roadmaps.

Skills

Software engineering

GenAI & MCP

React & TypeScript

Full-stack

Observability

Mentorship

Communication

Tools

Python

Java

Kotlin

Node.js

Job description

Anaplan is seeking a versatile Principal Software Engineer to lead GenAI-driven, end-to-end solutions across frontend and backend services. You will architect scalable AI-powered workflows, integrate MCP frameworks, and ensure robust production-grade systems for global customers.

You will collaborate with product and design teams to translate complex requirements into practical, scalable software, mentoring engineers and shaping technical roadmaps in a fast-paced environment.