Adepta Partners
Software Engineer (AI Development)
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Location: Belfast – Hybrid (2 days per week in office)
The Opportunity
We’re working with an impressive company in Belfast that can confidently call itself a standout ‘employer of choice’. They’re making a significant investment in AI-enabled software engineering and building a new AI capability that will add value across the business.
They’re looking for Software Engineers who have been immersed in ‘Agentic Engineering’; using AI coding tools as a fundamental tenet of your day-to-day.
The Software Engineer won’t just write code. You'll explore how AI can improve the entire SDLC, whilst driving AI Adoption internally + ensuring quality output!
Ultimately you will think about what tools to use, help teams adopt best practices and see if other teams can benefit too!
Looking at AI-coding zero to 1. Think research, planning, building, implementing, coaching and working cross-functionally!
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- Problem solving, experimentation and collaboration.
You'll:
- Build and deliver AI-enabled software solutions from concept through to production
- Use AI-assisted development tools to improve software engineering and delivery
- Explore and implement agentic AI workflows and techniques for reliable automation
- Help engineering and product teams adopt AI-enabled development practices
- Develop reusable engineering approaches, examples and best practices
- Ensure solutions align with architectural patterns, coding standards and performance requirements
- Work across engineering, architecture, security, QA and platform teams
- Help teams understand both the capabilities and limitations of AI within software development
Essential Criteria
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience
- 3+ years' commercial experience in Software Engineering (full-stack)
- Hands-on experience with AI-driven engineering tools, such as:
- Kiro / Amazon Q Developer
- GitHub Copilot
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Compound Engineering or similar approaches/tools
- Experience with agentic AI workflows and steering techniques for reliable automation
- Strong OOP skills using Java, Python or C#
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Knowledge of AWS, Azure or GCP
- Strong understanding of software engineering standards, architecture and performance
- Must be permanently based in Northern Ireland with the relevant Right to Work
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Desirable Experience
- RAG architectures, embeddings and context management
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Software security best practices and compliance
- Automated testing frameworks and QA processes
- AWS certification or equivalent cloud certification
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