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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