Senior Software Engineer — Cloud-Native & AI-Driven

Instil; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

35 days holiday

Learning & certifications

Job summary

Instil is seeking experienced Senior Software Engineers to design, build, and operate scalable software solutions. You will work across Java, Python, C#/.NET, and TypeScript, delivering production-ready systems on cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes ownership, architectural decisions, and modern engineering practices including AI-assisted development. Join a team focused on reliable deployments, strong engineering culture, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience building production systems with Java, Python, C#/.NET or TypeScript.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, and scalable architectures.
• Experience building and consuming APIs (REST and event-based).
• Comfortable across the full software delivery lifecycle (build, deploy, operate).
• Strong fundamentals and best practices in software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain software solutions using Java, Python, C#/.NET and/or TypeScript.
• Develop cloud-native applications across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Contribute to system architecture and make key technical decisions.
• Build and integrate APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed applications.
• Collaborate with platform teams to ensure reliable, scalable deployments.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and improve engineering workflows.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools and agentic workflows to improve productivity and software quality.
• Identify opportunities to automate routine engineering tasks through intelligent tooling and AI.
• Troubleshoot issues across application and infrastructure layers.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready software.

Skills

Java

Python

C#/.NET

TypeScript

Cloud platforms

APIs

CI/CD

AI-assisted development

Distributed systems

Ownership

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

CloudFormation

Job description

Instil is seeking experienced Senior Software Engineers to design, build, and operate scalable software solutions. You will work across Java, Python, C#/.NET, and TypeScript, delivering production-ready systems on cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes ownership, architectural decisions, and modern engineering practices including AI-assisted development. Join a team focused on reliable deployments, strong engineering culture, and cross-functional collaboration.