£900 Per day
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role is for a Backend-leaning Staff Engineer focused on modernizing a core CRM platform and integrating AI-driven capabilities within a property-tech organization. The position requires deep expertise in .NET engineering and experience in building production-grade AI systems. The engineer will lead Back End development while also working across the stack as needed, with a strong emphasis on scalability and reliability. This is a fully remote position with a contract duration of six months, likely to be extended.
Key Responsibilities:
- Rebuild and enhance core CRM functionality within a live production environment
- Lead Back End development using .NET/C#, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability
- Work across the stack where needed (TypeScript/React) but with a clear Back End-first focus
- Design and implement:
- Autonomous agents
- Self-learning systems
- AI-driven workflow automation platforms
- Integrate AI capabilities directly into core product workflows and business processes
- Drive incremental modernisation of Legacy systems (brownfield environment)
- Apply strong engineering principles, system design, and architectural thinking
- Contribute to technical direction, standards, and scaling the platform
Key Skills:
- Senior AI Engineer with a strong traditional software engineering background
- Deep expertise in .NET/C# Back End development (this is the core requirement)
- Proven experience building production-grade AI systems, specifically:
- Autonomous agents
- Self-learning systems
- Workflow automation platforms
- Experience working on complex, production systems and modernising Legacy platforms
- Strong grounding in system design, API development, and architecture
- Comfortable working across the stack when required (TypeScript/React)
- Pragmatic, engineering-led mindset, focused on robust, scalable delivery (not just experimentation)
- Strong communication skills, being comfortable discussing technical concepts with non-technical stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £900/day
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Backend-leaning Staff Engineer to modernise a core CRM and build AI-driven agent capabilities
We're supporting a propety-tech organisation undertaking a major modernisation of an established CRM platform, alongside building autonomous, AI-driven workflows directly into core business processes.
This role is strongly Back End-focused, requiring deep .NET engineering expertise, combined with proven experience building agentic AI systems in production.
The Role
- Rebuild and enhance core CRM functionality within a live production environment
- Lead Back End development using .NET/C#, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability
- Work across the stack where needed (TypeScript/React) but with a clear Back End-first focus
- Design and implement:
- Autonomous agents
- Self-learning systems
- AI-driven workflow automation platforms
- Integrate AI capabilities directly into core product workflows and business processes
- Drive incremental modernisation of Legacy systems (brownfield environment)
- Apply strong engineering principles, system design, and architectural thinking
- Contribute to technical direction, standards, and scaling the platform
What They're Looking For
- Senior AI Engineer with a strong traditional software engineering background
- Deep expertise in .NET/C# Back End development (this is the core requirement)
- Proven experience building production-grade AI systems, specifically:
- Autonomous agents
- Self-learning systems
- Workflow automation platforms
- Experience working on complex, production systems and modernising Legacy platforms
- Strong grounding in system design, API development, and architecture
- Comfortable working across the stack when required (TypeScript/React)
- Pragmatic, engineering-led mindset, focused on robust, scalable delivery (not just experimentation)
- Strong communication skills, being comfortable discussing technical concepts with non-technical stakeholders
Core Tech Stack
- .NET (primary and essential)
- AWS (essential, not flexible on Azure)
- TypeScript/React (important)
- AI/LLM stack (essential):
- Hands-on experience building agent-based systems and AI workflows in production
- Strong understanding of LLM integrations, orchestration, and real-world deployment
Working Model & Contract Details
- 6-month contract (extensions likely)
- £900 per day - Outside IR35
- Fully remote (UK-based)
- Occasional office attendance may be required