Remote AI Forward-Deployed Software Engineer (UK)

Xafinity Consulting Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Pension matching

Healthcare plans

Life assurance

Retailer discounts

Flexible benefits

Employee assistance

Digital GP service

Volunteer days

Referral bonuses

Job summary

XPS Group is seeking an AI Forward Deployed Software Engineer in Reading (Remote). You will join small teams, embed with business units, and deliver production-grade AI-enabled software.

The role blends coding with client workshops and documentation, translating actuarial and pension-domain needs into shipped software. You will work primarily remotely with regular reads to the Reading IT hub and occasional office-based work, with a focus on end-to-end delivery and rapid AI-driven solutions

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, C++, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Demonstrable ability to combine AI toolchains to build production systems.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into concrete technical work.
• Willingness to travel to XPS sites across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Embed with business teams to understand workflows end-to-end across all business areas.
• Own end-to-end delivery: scope the work with team stakeholders, build it, test it, and go live.
• Use AI tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, AI-enabled IDEs to deliver rapid solutions.
• Build bespoke integrations, data pipelines, and user-facing tools.
• Feed learnings back into the core product to shape the roadmap.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

TypeScript/JavaScript

AI toolchains

Tools

Claude Code

OpenAI Codex

AI-enabled IDEs

Job description

XPS Group is seeking an AI Forward Deployed Software Engineer in Reading (Remote). You will join small teams, embed with business units, and deliver production-grade AI-enabled software.

The role blends coding with client workshops and documentation, translating actuarial and pension-domain needs into shipped software. You will work primarily remotely with regular reads to the Reading IT hub and occasional office-based work, with a focus on end-to-end delivery and rapid AI-driven solutions