Contract - Software AI Engineer

Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, London, Newcastle Business Line Job Type Contract Date published 22-Oct-2026 25590 Job Title:

Software AI Engineer (contract) Location:

Hybrid - open to any Deloitte office location (London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow). Travel to office 3 days per week Duration:

2 months Contract Start Date:

ASAP November 2026 Day Rate:

Competitive (Inside IR35) Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte. The Role

We are looking for a hands-on

Software AI Engineer

to design, build and support production-grade AI agent solutions for one of our Financial Services clients. You will develop Python services, agent orchestration, secure integrations and retrieval pipelines, while contributing to cloud-native delivery, testing, observability and operational stability. The role suits an engineer with strong software fundamentals and practical experience building LLM-based applications in an enterprise environment. Preferably from a Financial Services background. Responsibilities but not limited to;

Develop and support AI agent components, orchestration logic and workflow automation. Build and maintain MCP servers enabling secure access to enterprise data sources. Develop, review and troubleshoot high-quality Python production code. Build retrieval pipelines for enterprise content with traceable citations and source attribution. Develop Databricks data pipelines and feature engineering workflows for AI solutions. Support MLOps processes, including model training, testing and production deployment. Build user-facing Copilot experiences and human-in-the-loop review workflows. Create evaluation frameworks, testing suites and observability for AI services. Leverage AI-assisted development tools to enhance code quality, productivity and security. Identify and automate recurring issues to improve platform stability and operational efficiency. Essential Skills and Experience

> 4 years

software engineering

experience, including system design, application development, testing and production support, preferable from

Financial Services

background. Strong Python

skills plus experience in at least one of

Java, TypeScript

or

SQL ; confident reviewing, debugging and improving production code. Practical experience

building LLM applications

using prompting, tool calling, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and evaluation techniques. Experience building and consuming

APIs

and event-driven services, with secure integration of enterprise data sources. AWS

engineering experienceincluding

containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD ,

a

pplication resilience

and

security . Experience with

Apache Spark

or similar data-processing frameworks and large structured datasets. Sound judgement when using

AI-assisted development tools , including validation of outputs for correctness, performance, security and data sensitivity. Experience with

MCP servers ,

agent orchestration, task queues, Databricks, OpenTelemetry

or

AG-UI . Deliverables: Responsibilities but not limited to:

Deliver a secure, scalable copilot capability that orchestrates agent-based workflows across enterprise systems and supports controlled user interaction. Build the data and machine-learning foundations that enable the copilot to provide grounded answers and intelligent recommendations. Establish the engineering controls required to make AI agents reliable, measurable and safe for production use IR35

As a means of managing tax, commercial and reputational risks, Deloitte prohibits the use of Associates through Personal Service Companies (PSCs). All Associates must contract under PAYE arrangements through a Deloitte approved

Employment Company

(aka umbrella company). All Associates are employed by Employment Companies and assigned to work for Deloitte (as the client). When working for Deloitte, associates are required to comply with certain Deloitte policies. The employment company is responsible for the associates' employment, pay and administrative functions.

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