Full Stack Engineer (Web AI)

We are looking for Full-Stack Software Engineers to drive the development of a platform, incorporating modern search architectures and Generative AI capabilities.

You will lead by example, guide architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and champion strong engineering practices while responsibly introducing emerging technologies such as GenAI into production systems.

What to Expect

● Provide technical leadership to an agile, cross-functional development team

● Define and communicate technical vision across multiple workstreams

● Design scalable, secure, and resilient architectures for search and AI-powered systems

● Make architectural trade-offs balancing performance, cost, reliability, and security

● Collaborate with other Tech Leads to plan technical spikes and long-term technical strategy beyond sprint scope

● Identify technical risks early and lead mitigation strategies

● Architect systems leveraging:

○ LLM integrations (e.g., Azure OpenAI, OpenAI APIs, etc.)

○ Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

○ Semantic search and vector databases

● Establish guardrails for AI systems including:

○ Evaluation frameworks

○ Observability and monitoring

○ Data governance and security considerations

● Guide the team from experimentation → prototype → production-ready AI systems

● Evaluate emerging AI technologies and assess suitability for public sector use cases

● Champion Agile technical practices (TDD, pair programming, refactoring, CI/CD)

● Lead DevOps adoption including build, release automation, and infrastructure improvements

● Oversee automated testing strategy (unit, integration, performance)

● Lead resolution of technical blockers and retrospective improvements

● Ensure engineering standards are upheld across the team

● Work closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to prioritise business stories and technical investments

● Collaborate with UX Designers for feasibility studies and solution estimation

● Partner with Delivery Managers on long-term planning, system integrations, and resource forecasting

● Represent the development team in governance and stakeholder meetings

● Mentor and coach engineers to grow both technically and professionally

Requirements

● 5 to 7+ years of experience in web application development

● Proven experience leading agile development teams

● Strong hands-on experience with:

○ Node.js, TypeScript

○ Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

○ SQL & NoSQL databases

○ CI/CD pipelines

○ DevOps practices

● Designed or led systems involving:

○ Search engines (crawl, index, ranking, relevance tuning)

○ Semantic search or vector search

○ RAG architectures

● Production experience integrating LLMs into applications

● Experience managing AI-related trade-offs:

○ Latency vs cost

○ Accuracy vs hallucination risks

○ Prompt engineering strategies

○ Model evaluation methodologies

● Understanding of AI system governance, security, and responsible AI practices

● Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities

● Comfortable leading technical discussions and influencing stakeholders

● Proactive self-starter with strong ownership mindset

● Passionate about continuous improvement

● Curious about emerging technologies and willing to experiment responsibly

● Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

● Meticulous attention to quality and engineering standards