Marhala AI
AI Software Engineer Contractor - SaaS Software
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Company: Marhala AI Ltd
Location: Remote or Surrey/London (UK/Europe time zones preferred)
Contract Type: Independent Contractor / Self-Employed Freelancer
Commitment: 30–40 hours per month
Compensation: Competitive monthly project rate (dependent on experience)
About Marhala AI
Marhala AI is the AI operating system purpose-built for hotels and travel agents. We combine automated guest messaging, emotion-aware CRM, intelligent lead scoring, and direct booking engines into a seamless modular SaaS platform. We are scaling rapidly, empowering hospitality teams across the UK and beyond to capture, understand, and convert every guest enquiry around the clock.
Role Overview
We are looking for a pragmatic, high-impact AI Software Engineer Contractor to join our lean engineering team on a flexible, part-time basis (30–40 hours per month).
In this role, you will help architect, optimise, and scale our core AI infrastructure, including our WhatsApp/AI website chatbots, intent-scoring models, and multi-channel CRM integrations. If you thrive in fast-paced startup environments and love building robust, production-grade AI features that solve real-world business problems, we want to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be expected to arrange a twice-monthly or weekly short video call meeting with the CEO, and use Microsoft Planner project management board to post updates about their progress with allocated project tickets.
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Key Responsibilities
- AI & LLM Integration: Design, maintain, and optimise prompt engineering frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, and LLM orchestration layers powering our WhatsApp and website chatbot agents.
- Feature Development: Build and scale core backend components for our SaaS platform, including real-time intent/sentiment analysis and automated lead-scoring pipelines.
- API & Integrations: Maintain and expand integrations with third-party messaging APIs (e.g., WhatsApp Business API), email systems (Microsoft 365), and reservation databases.
- Performance & Reliability: Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise the latency, accuracy, and cost-efficiency of our AI workflows in production.
- Collaboration: Work closely with product leadership to translate hospitality use cases into reliable, scalable software features.
What We Are Looking For
Experience:
- Proven experience (1+ years) building and deploying production-grade SaaS applications, with a strong portfolio focused on AI/ML features or LLM integrations.
Tech Stack Proficiency:
- Strong proficiency in Python and modern backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Node.js).
- Hands-on experience with major LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock) and vector SQL databases.
- Some knowledge or experience working with third-party webhooks, RESTful APIs, and messaging integrations is a major plus (WhatsApp API is a major plus).
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Architecture Mindset:
- Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containerization (Docker, PM2), and database management (SQL/NoSQL).
Autonomy:
- Ability to manage your time effectively, deliver high-quality code independently within a 30–40 hour monthly capacity, and communicate asynchronously with clarity.
Domain Context:
- Prior experience building software for B2B SaaS, hospitality, or CRM platforms is an advantage.
How to Apply
If you are interested in joining us, please send your CV, LinkedIn profile, or GitHub portfolio, along with a brief note detailing your relevant experience with AI/SaaS development, to sales@marhalaai.com with the subject line "AI Software Engineer Contractor Application".
Marhala AI Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. We handle personal data in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, we are a registered fee-paying Data Processor with the Information Commissioner's Office. We do not use 3rd party recruiting agencies and do not charge any application fees.
Looking to have a chat about this role? Drop us an email to: sales@marhalaai.com
The expected start date is from September 2026.
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