Software Engineer - AI Native Platforms

Compare the Market; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Software Engineer (AI Engineering) responsible for designing and implementing advanced AI systems. This role involves creating production-grade software, contributing to internal tooling, and working within a culture that values creativity and diversity. You'll have opportunities for professional growth and enjoy comprehensive benefits, including private healthcare and development days.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Electric car scheme

Paid development days

Wellbeing and CSR days

Qualifications

• Strong backend development experience is crucial.
• Eagerness to learn Model Context Protocol and LLM integration patterns desired.
• Familiarity with AI-enhanced development tools valued.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain services supporting AI agent interaction.
• Implement APIs, contracts, and metadata aligned with Model Context Protocol.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and incident response.

Skills

Backend Development

AI Tools Knowledge

API Development

Tools

Cursor

Unblocked

Job description

Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.
It’s why we’re on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!
We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money and that’s why good things happen when you meerkat.

We’d love you to be part of our journey!
As a Software Engineer (AI Engineering), you will be part of a team responsible for designing and implementing agent-ready systems and developer tools. You’ll write production-grade software that enables safe, scalable, and AI-augmented engineering.

Everyone is welcome!
We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work. Everyone is welcome. Be you.
This means we’re excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences and ideas. We don’t expect you to tick all the boxes, but would love to hear what makes you great for this role.

Some of the great things you’ll do:
• Build and maintain services that support AI agent interaction
• Apply GenAI to modernise, refactor, and accelerate legacy systems
• Implement APIs, contracts, and metadata aligned with the Model Context Protocol
• Contribute to internal tooling that supports AI-native SDLC workflows
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and incident response

What we’d like to see from you:
• Strong backend development experience
• Familiarity with or eagerness to learn:
o Model Context Protocol for managing context and tool interfaces for agents
o LLM integration patterns including prompt orchestration and tool calling
o Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for dynamic context injection
o GenAI-enhanced development tools and frameworks such as Cursor, Unblocked.

What will success look like:
• Delivers high-quality, maintainable code that meets spec
• Owns problems end-to-end from design through deployment
• Quickly learns and applies emerging AI-native engineering patterns
• Raises the bar for system simplicity, clarity, and agent-readiness

There’s something for everyone.
We’re a place of opportunity. You’ll have the tools and autonomy to drive your own career, supported by a team of amazingly talented people.
And then there’s our benefits. For us, it’s not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid development, wellbeing and CSR days, we’ve pretty much got you covered!

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