Senior Software Developer – Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Design and develop features for Ashbury’s regulatory and artwork tools.

• Transition existing prototypes into production and deliver small, frequent updates.

• Integrate deterministic rules, document processing, OCR, and generative AI to produce reproducible and explainable results.

• Create LLM-enhanced features utilizing structured prompting, representative test data, golden outputs, and established thresholds for accuracy, latency, and cost.

• Collaborate with regulatory experts to transform retailer and market insights into testable rules, reusable components, and terminology mappings.

• Write well-tested, maintainable code using source control.

• Deploy software through established Azure DevOps pipelines.

• Document solutions to enable the internal team to support and extend them.

• Adhere to secure-by-design practices, including least privilege, secrets management, privacy controls, and dependency hygiene.

• Engage in code reviews.

• Contribute to shaping the technical direction and Azure hosting strategy in partnership with Ashbury’s IT team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Senior-level software engineering experience, with a focus on building new products as well as maintaining existing ones in production.

• Proficient in C#/.NET and Azure (Functions, App Service, storage, and AI services).

• Strong skills in API development, data processing, and systems integration.

• Hands-on experience in creating LLM-backed features, including prompt design, evaluation, guardrails, and cost management.

• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI or similar APIs.

• Experience in transitioning prototypes or digital products through production launches, controlled rollouts, and continuous improvement.

• Comfortable collaborating in a small team environment alongside non-technical specialists.

• Desirable experience with OCR, computer vision, PDF processing, artwork comparison, multilingual content, rules engines, or document intelligence.

• Knowledge of Python for data processing or AI tooling in conjunction with the .NET stack is a plus.

• Desirable experience with TypeScript/React, or Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.

• Familiarity with containers, Git workflows, and automated testing in an Azure DevOps environment is advantageous.

• Experience in FMCG, retail, regulatory technology, or other controlled environments is desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contract basis.

• Immediate start available.