Senior Contract Software Engineer - GenAI
3-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | Leeds - 1 day a week
WRK digital are delighted to shortlisting for 2 Contract Software Engineers to join a cutting-edge GenAI project team who are building an intelligent knowledge platform for a leading digital consultancy. This is a hands-on development role focused on delivering production-ready AI features using modern web technologies.
The Stack
Full Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript
Front End: Tailwind CSS, ShadCN
AI: Anthropic / Claude Code / Claude API SDK
Backend: AWS services, SQL DBMS / ClickHouse
Infrastructure: AWS
What You'll Do
1. Build AI-powered features and user interfaces with Next.js and React
2. Integrate Anthropic Claude API into application workflows
3. Develop scalable, performant TypeScript applications
4. Work with AWS services and ClickHouse timeseries database
5. Write clean, tested, maintainable code
6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver quality solutions
What we'd like to see
Essential:
7. Strong commercial experience with Next.js, React and TypeScript
8. Proven track record building AI-enabled features (Claude, OpenAI, or similar LLM APIs)
9. Solid AWS experience (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc.)
10. Understanding of AI integration patterns and prompt engineering
11. Ability to work autonomously and deliver to deadlines
Nice to Have:
12. Experience with ClickHouse or timeseries databases
13. Knowledge of RAG architectures and vector search
14. ShadCN component library experience
15. Consultancy or client-facing project experience
The Details
Duration: 3 months (potential extension)
IR35: Outside IR35
Location: Leeds city centre (hybrid 1-2 days week)
Start: ASAP
About the Client
A Leeds-based digital transformation consultancy known for delivering innovative, technically complex projects.
We are looking for Senior Engineers who can hit the ground running and help shape a genuinely innovative AI product.