About this role
Salary: £64,000 - 104,000 per year
Requirements: Strong fullstack engineering experience with deep backend capabilityProduction experience with Python and/or TypeScriptExperience owning systems from concept to productionComfortable working in small, high-ownership teamsHands-on experience with LLMs and modern AI toolingExperience with RAG systems, embeddings, and vector searchExperience with agentic patterns such as tools, planners, and evaluatorsExperience productionising ML/AI systems, including monitoring, failure modes, and iterationPragmatic mindset that understands where AI adds value and where it does notComfortable operating with ambiguityStrong collaborator with Product, Design, and other engineersBias toward shipping, learning, and iteratingNice to have: experience with logistics, optimization, or simulation-heavy domainsNice to have: background in data engineering or ML platformsNice to have: experience building developer tools or internal platformsNice to have: exposure to regulated or security-conscious environments Responsibilities: Design and build LLM-driven agents to support planning, optimization, and decision-making workflowsDevelop agent orchestration patterns, including tools, memory, evaluation, and guardrailsBuild and maintain RAG pipelines, structured prompting, and retrieval strategiesUse simulation as a first-class design tool, including synthetic data, scenario replay, and state machines to validate logicBuild end-to-end product features across backend services, APIs, and frontend experiencesCreate human-in-the-loop interfaces for AI systems, including review, override, and explainabilityCollaborate closely with Product and Design to ship usable, explainable AI featuresOwn services in production, including performance, reliability, observability, and costDesign systems that are secure, testable, and compliant by defaultUse infrastructure-as-code and modern CI/CD practicesChampion simulation-led design, testability, and fast feedback loops Technologies: AIBackendCI/CDFrontendFullstackSupportLLMPythonRAGSecurityTypeScriptAI AgentsAWSBackboneCloudDjangoDockerFastAPIGCPGraphQLNodeJSRESTReactSQL More:
We are IFS, a billion-dollar revenue company with 7,000+ employees across all continents. We build award-winning enterprise software powered by AI, helping our customers be their best at the Moment of Service. We are flexible, innovative, and focused on making a real worldwide impact through agility, collaboration, and trust. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the many cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, partners, and communities. By joining us, you will be part of a global, diverse environment and a winning team with a commitment to sustainability. We offer flexible and hybrid work opportunities and value an inclusive workplace where you can work in a way that suits you best while building meaningful connections. This is a full-time, mid-senior Information Technology role within IFS.ai Logistics, where we are building the next generation of logistics optimization software using AI, simulation, and human expertise to reduce cost, emissions, and complexity in global supply chains.
last updated 36 week of 2026