AI-Native Software Engineer

AI-Native Software Engineer London (Hybrid) | £70,000 to £80,000 + Benefits Build software with AI, not around it. We're looking for an experienced AI-Native Software Engineer to join a growing engineering team developing market-leading SaaS products used across the advertising, media and broadcast sectors. This is a hands-on engineering role for a developer who embraces AI-assisted software development and wants to work on real business challenges across a diverse portfolio of established and innovative products. Working closely with senior technology leadership and product stakeholders, you'll deliver new features, modernise existing platforms and help drive the adoption of AI-enabled software engineering practices. What You'll Be Working On You'll contribute across a portfolio of established SaaS products and bespoke client solutions, including: Media trading and workflow platformsAudio compliance and monitoring solutionsDigital advertising and directory productsBespoke customer applications and integrations This role offers a mix of greenfield development, platform enhancement, integration projects and continuous product improvement. What You'll Be Doing Designing, building and enhancing business-critical SaaS applicationsDeveloping solutions using PHP, SQL and JavaScriptDelivering new features and improving existing systemsLeveraging AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude to accelerate developmentBuilding automated testing and quality assurance processesContributing to architecture and technical design discussionsParticipating in code reviews and engineering best practicesCollaborating with Product Owners, Project Managers and stakeholdersSupporting continuous improvement across engineering processesMentoring developers and sharing technical knowledge What We're Looking For Essential Skills 5+ years commercial software engineering experienceStrong PHP development experienceAdvanced SQL skills (MySQL and/or T-SQL)JavaScript (ES2015+)Object-Oriented Design and software engineering best practicesExperience developing and supporting SaaS platformsDocker, Git and CI/CD pipelinesAutomated testing and quality-focused engineeringStrong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Desirable Experience Cloud-native architecturesPlatform EngineeringInfrastructure as CodeObservability and monitoring toolsDevOps practicesExperience integrating AI into engineering workflows The AI-Native Mindset This role is ideal for an engineer who actively embraces AI-assisted development and understands how modern engineering teams can use AI to improve productivity, software quality and customer outcomes. You'll be excited by a future where engineers spend more time solving problems, designing solutions and delivering business value, while AI helps accelerate delivery and reduce repetitive development tasks. Why Join? Work on a diverse portfolio of established SaaS productsBe part of a business investing heavily in AI-powered engineeringInfluence the adoption of modern development practicesEnjoy significant autonomy and technical ownershipCollaborate with experienced technology and product teamsGain exposure to multiple products, technologies and industries If you're a software engineer who combines strong PHP expertise with a genuine passion for AI-native development, we'd love to hear from you.