Oscar

Oscar

Leicester, East Midlands

AI Software Engineer

Full-Time£49,000 - 89,000 per yearhierUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £49,000 - 89,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Strong software engineering background in Python, C# or similar.
  • Experience developing cloud-based backend applications.
  • Exposure to AI, Machine Learning or Generative AI in commercial projects.
  • Understanding of APIs, distributed systems and scalable architecture.
  • Passion for AI and enthusiasm to continuously learn emerging technologies.
Responsibilities:
  • Develop production-ready AI-enabled software applications.
  • Build and maintain backend services supporting LLM and ML functionality.
  • Integrate OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI models into enterprise software.
  • Create scalable APIs and microservices for intelligent applications.
  • Work with cloud infrastructure to deploy and monitor AI workloads.
  • Collaborate across Engineering, Data and Product teams on new AI initiatives.
Technologies:
  • AI
  • Backend
  • C#
  • Cloud
  • LLM
  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • microservices

More:

We are a forward-thinking software company embedding Artificial Intelligence throughout our product suite. We are partnered with a team working on practical AI solutions rather than experimental research, and we offer the opportunity to work alongside talented Software Engineers and AI specialists on scalable applications powered by Machine Learning and Generative AI technologies. This role is based in Leicester with a hybrid working pattern of 2 days a week in the office. We offer a salary of up to 75,000 DOE, flexible hybrid working options, dedicated investment into AI and engineering innovation, a modern tech stack with exposure to leading AI platforms, and clear progression into Senior AI Engineering positions.

last updated 36 week of 2026

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About Oscar

Oscar

Oscar

Leicester

IT

Skills & Technologies

PythonC#ScalaMachine LearningAILLMUI

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