Staff AI Enablement Architect

Phorest; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Employee Share Purchase Scheme

Pension

Life Assurance

Bike to work

Job summary

Phorest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer — AI Enablement to join as a founding member of the AI Enablement team. The role is highly autonomous and hands-on, working across Phorest to identify leverageable opportunities and build AI-driven solutions.

You will set technical direction, prototype AI tools, and drive from discovery to production, balancing build versus buy, security, cost and maintainability. The position offers diverse benefits and learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience designing, building and operating complex production software.
• Strong architecture across APIs, cloud, security, scalability.
• Experience leading high-impact initiatives across teams.
• Curiosity about AI, governance, cost and security.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for AI Enablement and establish patterns and standards.
• Identify and prioritise high-leverage AI opportunities across functions.
• Prototype and deliver AI-powered tools, agents, automations or software.
• Scale AI initiatives with measurable business value and governance.
• Mentor engineers and raise AI capability across the organisation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.
• Measure outcomes and justify investments with evidence.

Skills

AI Enablement

Staff Engineer

Communication

Product instincts

Mentoring

Autonomy

Job description

Phorest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer — AI Enablement to join as a founding member of the AI Enablement team. The role is highly autonomous and hands-on, working across Phorest to identify leverageable opportunities and build AI-driven solutions.

You will set technical direction, prototype AI tools, and drive from discovery to production, balancing build versus buy, security, cost and maintainability. The position offers diverse benefits and learning opportunities.