Senior Engineer

Digital Waffle; Greater London, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Waffle is seeking a Senior Engineer to design and deploy intelligent automation across business processes. You will build Python applications, automate workflows, and integrate AI platforms with enterprise systems.

Join a growing tech team delivering AI initiatives that scale to thousands of users. You will shape AI adoption, contribute to cloud deployments, and work in a hybrid London/Birmingham setting with a strong emphasis on scalable, secure software.

Qualifications

• Experience building and supporting production-grade software solutions.
• Experience developing AI, LLM, automation, or agent-based applications.
• Knowledge of AI orchestration, workflow automation, and modern integration patterns.
• Experience with APIs and enterprise system integrations.
• Cloud experience, ideally Microsoft Azure.
• Understanding of containerisation and modern deployment practices.
• Experience with CI/CD and Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered agents and automated workflows.
• Build Python-based applications, services, and automation solutions.
• Create integrations between AI platforms and enterprise systems.
• Develop scalable APIs, reusable services, and automation frameworks.
• Build and maintain workflows using modern AI and automation technologies.
• Support cloud-based deployments and application lifecycle management.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and engineering best practices.

Skills

Python

AI/LLM development

APIs & integrations

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Agile delivery

Job description

Location: London or Birmingham (Hybrid Working)

Salary: Up to: £90,000 (Depending on Experience)

Job Type: Permanent

We're partnering with a large, forward-thinking organisation that is making significant investments in Artificial Intelligence, automation, and digital transformation.

As part of a growing technology team, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering intelligent solutions that streamline operations, enhance productivity, and solve complex business challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI initiatives that are rapidly moving from concept to production and delivering measurable business impact.

You'll collaborate with talented technical professionals on enterprise-scale projects and develop solutions used by thousands of colleagues across the organisation.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineer to help develop and deploy intelligent automation capabilities across a wide range of business processes.

You'll combine strong software engineering principles with emerging AI technologies to build scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. Working closely with technical specialists and business stakeholders, you'll help shape how AI is adopted and embedded across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered agents and automated workflows.
• Build Python-based applications, services, and automation solutions.
• Create integrations between AI platforms and enterprise systems.
• Develop scalable APIs, reusable services, and automation frameworks.
• Build and maintain workflows using modern AI and automation technologies.
• Support cloud-based deployments and application lifecycle management.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and engineering best practices.

You'll Bring:

• Experience building and supporting production-grade software solutions.
• Experience developing AI, LLM, automation, or agent-based applications.
• Knowledge of AI orchestration, workflow automation, and modern integration patterns.
• Experience working with APIs and enterprise system integrations.
• Cloud platform experience, ideally within Microsoft Azure or a similar environment.
• Understanding of containerisation and modern deployment practices.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery methodologies.