Senior AI Enabled Software/DevOps Engineer

Impellam; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidant Global is seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate AI-enabled software and platform solutions in a London area context. You will develop API-driven services and integrations and help modernize architectures for cloud-native delivery.

You will own production systems, apply TypeScript and Python, and leverage Kubernetes tooling and Terraform for IaC. The role emphasizes ownership, reliability, and collaboration with AI specialists and

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, or similar hands-on role.
• Excellent software engineering fundamentals, including system design, code quality, testing, and maintainability.
• Solid experience building API-first or service-based systems.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and Python.
• Experience deploying and operating production systems using containerisation and automation tooling.
• Comfort working across development, deployment, and operational concerns.
• Confidence taking ownership of technical work and systems in live environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate AI-enabled software and platform solutions.
• Develop and maintain API-driven services and integrations that allow systems to work effectively with AI capabilities.
• Contribute to the evolution of existing applications towards modern, service-based and cloud-native architectures.
• Implement and operate integration mechanisms between software systems and AI platforms, including emerging patterns where appropriate.
• Apply AI tools to support engineering productivity, while retaining full accountability for quality, safety, and correctness.
• Review, validate, and guide AI-generated code or output to ensure it meets engineering and operational standards.
• Build, deploy, and operate services using TypeScript and Python, supported by modern DevOps practices.
• Package and operate workloads using Kubernetes tooling (e.g. Helm) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform).
• Work closely with engineers, platform teams, and AI specialists to deliver integrated solutions.

Skills

Senior Software Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

Hands-on

API-first design

TypeScript

Python

DevOps automation

Kubernetes

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

• - Design, build, and operate AI-enabled software and platform solutions
• - Develop and maintain API-driven services and integrations that allow systems to work effectively with AI capabilities
• - Contribute to the evolution of existing applications towards modern, service-based and cloud-native architectures
• - Implement and operate integration mechanisms between software systems and AI platforms, including emerging patterns where appropriate
• - Apply AI tools to support engineering productivity, while retaining full accountability for quality, safety, and correctness
• - Review, validate, and guide AI-generated code or output to ensure it meets engineering and operational standards
• - Build, deploy, and operate services using TypeScript and Python, supported by modern DevOps practices
• - Package and operate workloads using Kubernetes tooling (e.g. Helm) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform)
• - Work closely with engineers, platform teams, and AI specialists to deliver integrated solutions

Your Experience

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• - Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, or similar hands-on role
• - Excellent software engineering fundamentals, including system design, code quality, testing, and maintainability
• - Solid experience building API-first or service-based systems
• - Proficiency in TypeScript and Python
• - Experience deploying and operating production systems using containerisation and automation tooling
• - Comfort working across development, deployment, and operational concerns
• - Confidence taking ownership of technical work and systems in live environments

In Return

You'll work on real, production-grade systems where AI is being integrated responsibly and pragmatically.

This is an opportunity to deepen your senior engineering practice, stay hands‑on, and help ensure AI-enabled systems are reliable, secure, and effective in real-world use.

As an organisation and as a team, Guidant Global are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace, where every employee and contractor feels valued and empowered throughout their time with us.

We actively seek to recruit talent from all backgrounds, drawing on a rich blend of experiences, perspectives, and creativity. We believe inclusive teams deliver better outcomes for everyone.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.