Senior Software Engineer (AI‑Native Development)
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About CreateFuture
CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK’s most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations while putting our people first. We have offices in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London and remote employees throughout the UK.
We are a team of creators – code, projects, go‑to‑market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models, and people policies. Together with our clients we create the future. We have partnered with companies such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel, and Money Saving Expert. Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high‑quality, robust and thoughtful products enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years.
We are recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row and have an astonishingly low employee exit rate.
Job Title
Senior Software Engineer (AI‑Native Development)
Business Unit
Create Future
About Us: The Future is AI‑Native
At Create Future, we believe the next frontier of innovation lies in seamlessly integrating artificial intelligence into the very fabric of our products and processes. We are on an ambitious mission to become a truly AI‑native business, revolutionising how software is conceived, built and delivered. This isn’t just about using new tools; it’s about fundamentally transforming our culture and up‑skilling our teams. We are looking for a pioneering engineer to help us build this future.
The Role
As a Senior AI Enablement Engineer, you will be a key technical leader and practitioner in our evolution. You are a passionate engineer convinced that AI will redefine the craft of software engineering. Your core mission is to champion and implement AI‑assisted development practices within our teams, acting as a hands‑on mentor and a catalyst for innovation through your technical expertise and enthusiasm.
Key Responsibilities
* Pioneer advanced engineering practices: shape and refine our engineering discipline for the AI age by introducing faster, more creative workflows and development patterns uniquely suited to AI‑powered development.
* Teach, coach and mentor: serve as a go‑to expert on AI development tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, Codex, Cline, Kiro or Cursor, leading by example through pairing sessions, insightful code reviews and hands‑on guidance.
* Lead by example: remain a hands‑on developer, embed within teams to model best practices, solve complex technical problems using AI tools, and demonstrate the art of the possible.
* Champion AI‑powered development: drive the adoption of AI‑first methodologies with a pragmatic and persistent approach, fostering a culture of curiosity and innovation with peers, tech leads and product managers.
* Translate technical gains to product value: develop a keen understanding of how new AI‑powered methodologies impact our products and articulate the value – from productivity gains to enhanced capabilities – to stakeholders.
Who We’re Looking For
Technical Leader and Mentor
You are a hands‑on coder who also excels at guiding and influencing your peers. You know when to build, when to teach and how to elevate the engineers around you.
Technically Excellent
You are an engineer who excels at building high‑quality software, able to build production software in .NET, Java, Python or another common backend programming language.
AI Tool Expert
* You have deep, practical experience with multiple generative AI and AI‑assisted development tools (e.g. Co‑pilot, Claude, Cursor, etc.). You know how to wield them for maximum impact in a professional development environment.
Workflow Innovator
* You challenge established norms to introduce new ways of working that unlock greater potential.
Passionate Technologist
* You are fully bought into the paradigm shift that AI represents for software delivery, with enthusiasm that is infectious and a relentless pursuit of technical excellence.
Effective Communicator
* You possess strong communication skills, capable of discussing complex technical concepts with engineers, collaborating effectively with product managers and demonstrating the value of your work.
Why Join Create Future
* Lead the change: set the standard for our AI‑native future.
* High‑impact work: accelerate our development lifecycle, enhance products and shape the skills of our entire engineering team.
* Autonomy and support: innovate with autonomy, backed by a leadership team fully invested in the AI mission.
* Shape the future: be at the forefront of the most significant shift in software development in a generation.
If you are a pragmatic, curious and skilled engineer ready to build the future of software development, we want to hear from you.
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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