Senior AI Developer

Location: Bristol or Bideford (Hybrid) Salary: £60,000+ DOE Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Reporting to: Head of Enterprise Architecture & AI Enablement Working Pattern: Hybrid working with regular office presence in either Bristol or Bideford Your next chapter At Travel Chapter, we're proud to be the holiday home people. From our beginnings in North Devon to supporting thousands of holiday homes across the UK, our people, owners and guests are at the heart of everything we do. As a certified B Corp, we're committed to balancing purpose and profit, creating meaningful experiences while continuously looking for smarter ways to work and innovate. We're now looking for a Senior AI Developer to help shape the future of software delivery across Travel Chapter. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced software engineer who is excited by the potential of AI and agentic development. Rather than focusing solely on traditional coding, you'll work at the intersection of technology, product and business change, using AI coding agents and emerging development tools to rapidly build solutions that solve real-world challenges. Working closely with Product Managers and stakeholders across the business, you'll identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve efficiency and create bespoke internal applications that deliver tangible value. You'll be helping us unlock opportunities that simply haven't been possible before, enabling teams to work smarter and focus their time where it matters most. As one of the early specialists in this space, you'll play a key role in defining how agentic software development is adopted across Travel Chapter, helping to shape our tools, practices and future direction. What You'll Be Doing Building and delivering software primarily through AI coding agents, using tools such as Claude Code, Codex and other emerging technologiesWorking closely with Product Managers to understand business problems, explore opportunities and prioritise high-value initiativesDesigning and developing bespoke internal applications, automations and tools that improve efficiency and create meaningful business impactTurning business requirements and ideas into clear delivery plans, user stories and technical solutionsManaging multiple projects simultaneously, driving progress independently and adapting priorities as new opportunities ariseReviewing, validating and refining AI-generated outputs to ensure solutions are secure, scalable and production-readyOwning the full delivery lifecycle, from discovery and design through to deployment, monitoring and continuous improvementInvestigating complex business and technical challenges, identifying root causes and developing practical solutionsCreating reusable prompts, workflows and development practices that improve the effectiveness of AI-assisted engineeringSupporting the wider engineering function in adopting new agentic ways of working What We're Looking For We're less interested in a specific technology stack and more interested in finding someone who combines strong software engineering fundamentals with a genuine passion for AI-driven development. You'll Likely Bring Significant software development experience across web applications, APIs, backend services or enterprise systemsExperience using AI coding agents as a core part of your development approach, rather than simply as an occasional productivity toolA strong understanding of software engineering principles, architecture and development best practiceExperience deploying and supporting applications in production environmentsThe ability to take an ambiguous challenge and turn it into a structured, deliverable solutionConfidence reviewing, debugging and validating code generated by AI toolsExcellent stakeholder management and communication skillsStrong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives at the same timeA naturally curious, investigative and creative mindsetA passion for exploring new technology and challenging traditional ways of working It would be great if you also have Experience with TypeScript and Next.jsAWS experience, including containerised workloads and EKSExposure to MCP servers, agent frameworks or internal developer toolingExperience building evaluation frameworks or testing approaches for AI-driven systemsFamiliarity with Salesforce integrationsExperience working within e-commerce, booking or payments environmentsExperience mentoring engineers or supporting technology adoptionAn interest in travel, hospitality or working within a purpose-led B Corp business Why join Travel Chapter? This is an opportunity to join us at a pivotal point in our AI journey. Rather than stepping into a well-established function, you'll help define it. You'll work on high-impact projects, influence how technology is delivered across the business and play a key role in shaping how AI can create value for our people and customers. Most importantly, you'll be part of a business that believes in doing things differently. As a certified B Corp, we're committed to creating positive impact alongside commercial success, and we're looking for people who want to help build the future with us.