Overview
Contract Software Development Engineer in Test – Cloud and AI Services. We’re seeking an experienced Test Engineer (contract role) to validate and assure the quality of cloud-native AI services and APIs.
This role will require 3 days onsite in Cambridge.
This is an opportunity to join a pioneering and well-reasoned AI project from one of the leading software businesses in the UK. AI experience is a must and LLM testing knowledge will really set you apart.
Responsibilities
* Functional, performance, and security testing of services on Azure.
* Design and implement automated test suites for APIs, components, and AI pipelines.
* Automate evaluation of AI outputs (accuracy, safety, relevance).
* Define and track service-level quality metrics.
* Validate against AI safety/regulatory standards.
* Support threat modelling and API security testing.
Skills & Experience
* 12+ years in software testing/QA for cloud-native apps (.NET/Microsoft stack).
* Proficiency with Azure DevOps, CI/CD, containers.
* Solid knowledge of API, performance, and security testing (OWASP Top 10).
* Familiarity with LLM evaluation, prompt engineering, RAG, hallucination detection.
* Awareness of AI safety, bias detection, and compliance.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Quality Assurance
Industries
* Software Development
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