The Opportunity
They are a market-leading business that provides Education and assessment platforms, whilst collaborating with 100+ of the UK's best education providers. They are on a mission to help all kinds of learners reach their potential by sculpting learning strategies suited to all on a personalised level. This last year alone they’ve assessed over 70,000 learners and assisted them in ways that are helpful to the individual.
The What?
Our client is looking for a proactive and highly skilled Senior Engineer to work as part of a cross-functional team, tackling complex and interesting problems to deliver high quality solutions. You will be involved from idea inception, through to delivery and feature launch. Primarily this will be across our backend services writing C# and Python implementing advanced AI systems with a focus on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic applications along with supporting the frontend writing TypeScript.
Requirements...
* Experience with SaaS platforms, focusing on designing and implementing scalable solutions in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
* Proficient in C# and either Python or TypeScript, with a strong understanding of software development principles and a willingness to learn.
* Experience with implementing advanced AI systems, particularly in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic AI applications to improve workflows and decision-making processes.
* Understanding of cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform, for infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions.
* Proficiency in AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or LangChain, with experience in optimizing retrieval chains to enhance AI system performance.
* Strong knowledge of database systems (both SQL and NoSQL), with experience in optimizing for performance and scalability in AI-driven SaaS solutions.
* Experience with microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka) to support AI model deployment and scaling.
* Solid understanding of API design and development, including RESTful services, with the ability to integrate external knowledge sources for RAG workflows.
* Hands-on experience with DevOps tools, including CI/CD pipelines is ideal.
The Benefits? (Skinny)
* 25 days annual leave
* Flexible working - remote location
* Paid day off on birthday
* AIG life insurance
* Westfield health care plan
* Workplace nursery benefit
* Quarterly Values Awards
* Paid wellbeing days, volunteer days, and study days.
* Homeworking tech kits
* And many more...
And finally.. Who are we?
FORT - Future of Recruiting Technologists is a technical & IT search consultancy that specialises in placing experienced professionals & teams with leading technology companies in the North of England.
We strive to provide our candidates with the most transformative opportunities available. For our clients we understand that technical expertise alone does not make for the best employee. We take time to ensure a strong cultural and technical fit through deep understanding of our client's business and project needs. Ultimately, we pair technologists with businesses based on more than just skills.
Please get in touch and apply!!