Senior Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Digital Waffle is hiring a Senior Engineer to design, implement, and deploy AI-powered automation across business processes. You will build Python-based services, create integrations with enterprise systems, and contribute to scalable APIs and CI/CD practices.

The role focuses on cloud deployments, modern deployment patterns, and enabling AI initiatives that deliver measurable business impact. Hybrid working in London or Birmingham is offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building production-grade software
• Experience developing AI, LLM, automation or agent-based apps
• Familiarity with API integration and modern deployment patterns

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

Production-grade software

AI/LLM automation

API integration

CI/CD

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Tools

APIs

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

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.