CONTRACT AI BACKEND ENGINEER (OUTSIDE IR35)C# / .
NET | Claude Code | Agentic AI | TDD | CI/CDHybrid - 2 Days Onsite in Greater Manchester£4500 - £550 Per Day | Outside IR35 | Initial 3 MonthsCONTRACT AI BACKEND ENGINEER
We're looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join a forward-thinking engineering team where AI-assisted development is becoming part of everyday software delivery.
This is a hands-on development role. You'll work within the sprint team, writing and shipping production C#/.
NET code whilst using Claude Code as part of your daily engineering workflow.
We're looking for someone who is already comfortable using AI to accelerate development - prompting, reviewing and iterating outputs whilst remaining fully accountable for the quality of their code.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
- Build and ship backend applications and REST APIs using C# and .NET
- Use Claude Code as part of your day-to-day development workflow
- Own features through design, build, test, deployment and operation
- Write clean, secure and maintainable production code
- Apply TDD and automated testing
- Work with modern CI/CD processes
- Collaborate with the Principal Engineer, Architect and wider Agile team
- Work to strong standards around security, data privacy and change control
WE NEED YOU TO HAVE...
- Strong commercial C# and .NET backend experience
- Experience designing and developing REST APIs
- Hands-on experience using Claude Code for software development
- Strong TDD / automated testing experience
- Good knowledge of CI/CD
- Strong software engineering and architecture fundamentals
- Experience working within Agile development teams
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU ALSO HAVE...
- Experience within a UKGC-regulated or similarly regulated environment
- Azure or AWS experience
- Experience with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, OpenAI or similar AI tooling
TO BE CONSIDERED...
Please apply through this advert or email me directly via .
For further information, please call me on 01244 567 937.
KEY SKILLS:
C# / .
NET / Claude Code / Agentic AI / REST APIs / TDD / Automated Testing / CI/CD / Backend Engineering / Agile / Contract / Outside IR35