Software Engineer II, AI Enablement Team

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a software engineer to build cost observability and usage-tracking tooling for AI workloads. You will own features end-to-end from scoping to production rollout and write production-quality code with automated tests.

You will design internal tooling and guardrails for safe agentic coding workflows, evaluate AI tools, and contribute to best practices for AI usage across the business. Collaboration and communication are essential as you review code and mentor teammates.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Able to navigate unfamiliar codebases independently.
• Track record of shipping mid-sized features end-to-end.
• Experience building distributed data systems.
• Experience with feedback loops and measuring impact.
• Strong testing discipline.
• Experience improving CI/CD or developer tooling.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Generalist attitude toward learning and growth.
• Experience with LLM/agentic tooling is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Build cost observability and usage-tracking tooling across LLM and agent workloads.
• Design and ship internal tooling and guardrails for safe agentic coding workflows.
• Evaluate AI tools, models, vendors, and provide build-vs-buy recommendations.
• Write and maintain production-quality code and automated tests.
• Review peers' code for correctness, readability, and maintainability.
• Own projects end to end from scoping through production rollout.
• Establish and socialise best practices for AI usage across the business.

Skills

Software Engineering

Distributed Data Systems

LLM/Agent Tooling

CI/CD Improvement

Testing Discipline

Code Review

Metrics Measurement

Feedback Loops

Internal Developer Platforms

Generalist Attitude

Communication

Tools

Internal Developer Platforms

AI Cost Observability

Tooling Design

Agentic Workflows

Job description

• Build cost observability and usage-tracking tooling across LLM and agent workloads


• Design and ship internal tooling and guardrails for safe, productive agentic coding workflows


• Evaluate AI tools, models, and vendors and produce build-vs-buy recommendations


• Write and maintain production-quality code and automated tests


• Review peers' code for correctness, readability, and maintainability


• Own projects end to end from scoping through production rollout


• Establish and socialise best practices for AI usage across the business

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience


• Comfortable operating independently on unfamiliar codebases


• Track record of owning and shipping mid-sized features or projects end to end


• Experience building distributed data systems


• Experience with feedback loops and measuring impact using metrics


• Strong testing discipline


• Experience improving CI/CD or developer tooling


• Problem-solving focus rather than preference for a particular technology stack or language


• Clear written and verbal communication


• Generalist attitude toward learning and growth


• Experience with LLM/agentic tooling, AI cost observability, or internal developer platforms is a bonus

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building cost observability and usage-tracking tooling for AI workloads, with a strong focus on writing production-quality code and establishing best practices for AI usage. Proven ability to own projects end to end, from scoping to production rollout, while maintaining a problem-solving mindset.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Software Engineering Experience


• Distributed Data Systems


• CI/CD Improvement


• Testing Discipline


• LLM/Agentic Tooling

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Production-Quality Code


• Automated Testing


• Code Review


• Metrics Measurement


• Feature Ownership


• AI Cost Observability


• Internal Developer Platforms


• Feedback Loops


• Tooling Design


• Agentic Coding Workflows

Soft Skills

• Clear Communication


• Problem-Solving


• Generalist Attitude