Remote Ruby on Rails Developer (AI Focused) USA

Shepton Mallet; Shepton Mallet; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Shepton Mallet seeks a software engineer to design and implement AI-powered features within our end-to-end ERP platform. You will integrate LLMs and ML models, evaluate AI tools, and collaborate with Product to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions.

You will build scalable backend services, profile and optimize AI-integrated systems, and ensure reliability, security, and cost-efficiency in production. Strong RoR/Golang backend and 3+ years SaaS experience are required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a software engineer in a SaaS or cloud-based environment.
• Strong backend engineering experience (RoR and/or Golang preferred).
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML tools and integrating AI-powered features into applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI-powered features within the platform (e.g., integrate LLMs and ML models).
• Evaluate, select, and optimize AI tools, APIs, and frameworks for production use.
• Collaborate with Product to translate problems into AI-driven solutions.
• Build and maintain scalable backend services to support AI functionality.
• Profile, test, and optimize performance of AI-integrated systems.
• Ensure reliability, security and cost-efficiency of AI components in production.
• Contribute to architecture decisions around AI integration and system design.
• Partner with engineering teams to embed AI into existing applications without degradation.

Skills

Software engineering

Backend RoR/Golang

AI/ML tools

AI features integration

System design

SQL databases

Performance optimization

Real-time data

Event-driven Architecture

Communication

AI evaluation/monitoring

Energy/Fintech domain

Job description

Their end-to-end ERP platform streamlines field data, production, finance, land, and compliance, delivering real-time insights and operational efficiency. With a strong client base and innovative tech, they're redefining digital transformation in the energy and utilities sector. You'll design and implement AI-driven functionality that improves automation and user This includes leveraging LLMs, machine learning models, and modern AI tooling bring AI concepts into real, scalable product features. Design and implement AI-powered features within the platform (e.g., Integrate LLMs and/or ML models into existing services and workflows Evaluate, select, and optimize AI tools, APIs, and frameworks for production use Collaborate with Product to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions Build and maintain scalable backend services to support AI functionality Profile, test, and optimize performance of AI-integrated systems Ensure reliability, security, and cost-efficiency of AI components
in production Contribute to architecture decisions around AI integration and system design Partner with engineering teams to embed AI into existing applications without degrading 3+ years of experience as a software engineer in a SaaS or cloud-based environment Strong backend engineering experience (RoR and/or Golang preferred) Hands-on experience with AI/ML tools (e.g., Experience building or integrating AI-powered features into applications (not just Strong understanding of data flow, system design, and performance optimization Experience with relational databases (SQL Server or similar) Pragmatic approach to AI (focus on value, not hype) Ability to work independently in a contract environment while collaborating closely with Strong communication skills and ability to explain AI concepts to non-technical Exposure to model evaluation, fine-tuning, or AI performance monitoring Experience with event-driven architectures or real-time data processing Background in energy, fintech, or other
complex data-driven industries