AI Software Engineer

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

We are looking for a curious and capable AI Engineer who is excited to build impactful AI solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional with a strong software engineering background and a passion for building production-ready AI solutions that deliver real-world impact. You will help design and deploy AI systems across industries like finance, private, and public services.

As an AI Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and deploying AI applications that support and enhance our clients’ AI-driven initiatives. You will work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and domain experts to understand business needs and translate them into scalable, sustainable AI solutions.

This role involves working for government clients so all candidates need to either hold SC Clearance or be SC Eligible

• Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience or equivalent experience in a related field, with a strong foundation in modern development practices such as Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, relational databases, and API design.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• End-to-end AI development experience, including building and fine-tuning machine learning and generative models (e.g. LLMs), and designing scalable infrastructure to support production-ready AI applications.
• Experience with cloud environments – Azure or AWS, GCP also considered.
• Strong awareness of emerging trends and advancements in AI and ML
• Experience of working in a Scrum Team and an Agile environment.
• Effective communication skills.
• SC Eligible

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.