CONTRACT AI BACKEND ENGINEER (OUTSIDE IR35)

Hybrid Working (2 Days Onsite in Greater Manchester)

£500 - £580 Per Day

Outside IR35

Initial 3 Month Contract

We're looking for an experienced Contract AI Backend Engineer to join a forward-thinking technology team that is actively embracing AI-assisted software development.

This is a unique opportunity for a contractor who is already leveraging tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor or OpenAI as part of their daily workflow and wants to work in an environment where AI is genuinely embedded into the engineering culture.

You'll be building and enhancing backend systems using C# and .NET whilst helping drive best practice around AI-powered software delivery.

As an AI Engineer, you will:

• Build scalable backend applications using C# and .NET
• Use AI tools to accelerate development, testing and delivery
• Review, validate and improve AI-generated code
• Work across the full software development lifecycle
• Deliver high-quality, secure and maintainable solutions
• Collaborate with Architects, Engineers and Product teams
• Champion modern AI-assisted engineering practices

• Strong commercial experience with C# and .NET
• Experience building backend applications and APIs
• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor or similar
• Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices
• Experience working within Agile teams
• Excellent communication skills

• Azure/AWS experience
• CI/CD and DevOps knowledge
• Experience mentoring engineers
• Experience introducing AI engineering practices into development teams

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via . For further information, please call me on

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