CONTRACT AI ENGINEER – INSIDE IR35

SEARCHABILITY (USA) LTD · Manchester, North West

CONTRACT AI ENGINEER – INSIDE IR35 at SEARCHABILITY (USA) LTD, based in Manchester, North West, paying £750 - £800 per day. This is a contract role with hybrid working.

Salary
£750 - £800 per day
Location
Manchester, North West · Hybrid
Contract
Contract
Posted
1 day ago
Closes
6 Oct 2026

Reference https://searchability.co.uk/job/contract-ai-engineer-inside-ir35/

About the role

AI ENGINEER – AI AGENTS / RAG / PYTHON / SQL / APIs

£750–£800 per day | Inside IR35 | 3-month initial contract | Manchester or Leeds | Hybrid

THE DETAILS

  • £750–£800 per day
  • Inside IR35
  • Initial 3 months with likely extensions
  • Manchester or Leeds
  • 2 days per week on-site

We’re looking for an experienced AI Engineer to join a major enterprise AI transformation programme, working through a leading Managed Service Provider.

This is an initial 3-month contract with likely extensions, offering £750–£800 per day Inside IR35 and requiring 2 days per week on-site in Manchester or Leeds.

You’ll be working within a complex, enterprise-scale environment, designing and building AI solutions using AI Agents, Large Language Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Designing, building and developing AI Agents and agentic AI solutions
  • Building and enhancing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions
  • Writing, developing and optimising prompts for LLM applications
  • Developing and testing APIs to integrate AI services and enterprise systems
  • Building AI engineering solutions using Python and SQL
  • Testing and evaluating AI/LLM outputs for quality, accuracy and reliability
  • Integrating AI solutions with enterprise data, platforms and applications
  • Developing scalable, production-ready AI solutions within a complex enterprise environment

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

  • Strong experience building AI Agents / agentic AI solutions
  • Strong commercial RAG and LLM experience
  • Excellent prompt writing and prompt engineering skills
  • Experience developing, integrating and testing APIs
  • Strong Python and SQL skills
  • Experience delivering AI solutions within large-scale enterprise environments
  • Experience taking AI/LLM solutions beyond proof-of-concept and into production would be beneficial

This is an excellent opportunity to work on a major enterprise programme at the intersection of AI Agents, Generative AI, RAG and enterprise technology.

Apply now for immediate consideration.

KEY SKILLS

AI Engineer / AI Agents / Agentic AI / Artificial Intelligence / Generative AI / GenAI / LLM / Large Language Models / RAG / Retrieval-Augmented Generation / Prompt Engineering / Prompt Writing / APIs / API Testing / API Integration / Python / SQL / Enterprise AI / Enterprise Technology

Reference: https://searchability.co.uk/job/contract-ai-engineer-inside-ir35/ · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 6 Oct 2026 · Listed via SEARCHABILITY (USA) LTD

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