AI-Native Software Engineer

freeC's Client

As a contract AI Engineer, you'll be a key technical voice on client engagements. You will be a hands-on builder who loves to tackle challenges and deliver high-quality solutions. 

• Architect & Build: Contribute to the design and development of custom AI systems, from initial technical specifications through to production deployment. 
• Solve Client Problems: Work closely with our internal team and clients to understand business requirements, translate them into a technical roadmap, and help execute the development plan. 
• Shape Our Practice: Contribute to our internal frameworks, toolkits, and best-practice playbooks to improve the efficiency and quality of our project delivery. 
• Harden AI Prototypes: Turn quick demos into rock-solid, production-ready services—containerized, fully tested, observable, secure, and built to scale. 

What We're Looking For 

We are looking for engineers who are more than just great coders. We need practical thinkers with a consultative mindset. This role is open to various experience levels; we're hiring for potential and passion over a specific number of years on a resume. 

• You are a continuous learner. You have an insatiable curiosity and a drive to stay at the forefront of the rapidly evolving AI landscape. 
• You're driven by impact. You have a passion for solving real-world business challenges and are skilled at connecting your technical work to tangible outcomes. 
• You are an exceptional communicator and collaborator. You can contribute to technical discussions and explain complex ideas clearly. 
• You thrive in ambiguity. When faced with a complex, open-ended problem, you know how to create structure, define a path forward, and execute
• You have a results-driven mindset. You understand the trade-offs between a perfect solution and a practical one that delivers value quickly. 

Preferred Skills & Experience 

While your mindset and approach are most important, experience with the common AI technology stack is a major plus. A strong foundation in several of these areas is key. This list below is not a laundry list of technologies required but experience and experimentation with these is a high signal that you are the kind of AI-native, deeply curious person we are looking for. 

AI-Native Skills (non-negotiable) 

Ideation & product work 

• Treat ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc. as an extension of your own thinking for brainstorming, competitive research, meeting notes, and first-draft PRDs.
• Iterate on prompts until the output is accurate, actionable, and ready to drop into a spec.
• If you don’t already work this way every day, this role won’t be a fit. 

Development workflows 

• Daily driver of AI coding tools such as Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code—including writing high-context docs so the assistants stay on track.
• Comfortable invoking tools via MCPs / command palettes, auto-generating unit tests, and refactoring with LLM help. 
• Familiar with agentic frameworks (Vercel AI SDK, LangChain) and AI-first prototyping platforms (V0, Bolt.new, Lovable). 

Technical Skills 

Core languages & frameworks 

• Python (expert) 
• TypeScript / Node.js 
• Next.js, React, TailwindCSS, shadcn/ui
• Knowledge of Langgraph or OpenAI SDK
• Knowledge of Vector Databases.
• Knowledge about integrating APIs

Cloud & data 

• Production experience on AWS, GCP, or Azure. 
• Supabase + PostgreSQL for fast, reliable back ends. 

System design & requirements 

• Translate business goals into scalable architectures we and rock-solid PRDs, user stories, and edge-case matrices.

Production hardening 

• Containerisation & orchestration: Docker for local dev; K8s/ECS/Fargate in prod.
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions / GitLab CI with automated tests, linting, and security scans.
• Observability: Structured logging, metrics, tracing (OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Grafana/Prometheus). 
• Performance & resilience: Redis/CDN caching, rate-limiting, circuit breakers, graceful degradation. 
• Security & IaC: Secrets management, basic OWASP hygiene, Terraform/Pulumi for repeatable infra.

• Fully remote working
• Type of employment: Contractor
• NET salary (PIT will be covered by the company)