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Job Description Lead Software Engineer | Outside IR35 | Remote AI MVP Delivery | Public Sector | Contract

SR2 is supporting a public sector organisation delivering an AI readiness programme, focused on taking an existing proof of concept through to a fully testable MVP. This role will lead the engineering delivery of an AI use case, working closely with multi-disiplinary team, while hands-on building, shaping and assuring the technical solution.

The Role You’ll be responsible for end-to-end delivery of an AI-enabled service, leading a small engineering team and owning technical decisions from design through to operation. The focus is on iterative delivery, building a new UI, and integrating AI capabilities into a secure, scalable platform.

Key Responsibilities

\n Lead delivery of an AI MVP from proof of concept to user testing

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Line-lead and mentor a small team of software engineers

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Collaborate with data scientists on AI capability integration

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Design and implement cloud-, containerised architectures

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Own technical decisions, delivery outcomes, and engineering standards

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Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for software and infrastructure

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Work closely with UCD to deliver accessible, user-focused interfaces

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Essential

\n 5–10+ years’ experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer

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Strong experience across such as Python, R, TypeScript

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Proven delivery in cloud environments (AWS or Azure)

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Kubernetes experience, including architectural and design patterns

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Experience building greenfield CI/CD pipelines

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Ownership of full service lifecycle from design to live

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Strong Agile delivery experience

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Experience leading and mentoring engineers

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Consultancy or client-facing delivery experience

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Desirable

\n Experience with RedHat OpenShift or hybrid cloud platforms

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Exposure to MLOps pipelines and processes

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Experience building UIs using a design system

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Public sector delivery experience

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Healthcare or complex organisational environments

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The Details

\n Contract role - outside IR35

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Remote

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£500-£550p/d

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1-stage interviews

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If you’re a Lead Software Engineer with strong cloud and delivery experience and want to play a key role in taking an AI product into live user testing, please apply for immediate consideration.

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