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AI Solutions Engineer (Pre-Sales/Consulting) ?? Manchester (3 days on-site) ?? £50,000 to £70,000 We're working with a high-growth AI business who are scaling their solutions team in Manchester following continued growth. This is not a pure AI engineering role. It sits between sales, product and engineering, focused on helping customers understand where AI can genuinely add value across areas like pricing, inventory and demand forecasting. You will be working directly with senior stakeholders, running workshops, shaping use cases and supporting the full sales process from discovery through to solution design. What you will be doing: Running customer workshops to understand business challenges Shaping AI use cases across forecasting, optimisation and analytics Delivering demos and building strong business cases Supporting sales teams on complex, high-value deals Translating business problems into practical AI solutions What they are looking for: Background in solution engineering, consulting or similar Experience working with customers in a commercial or client-facing role Exposure to analytics, data or AI-led solutions Strong communication skills and ability to engage senior stakeholders This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys the commercial side of technology and wants to work on real-world AI applications, rather than sitting purely on the engineering side. TPBN1_UKTJ

Lead Software Engineer | Node.js | Education Software | up to £80,000 + shares Our client is an EdTech/SaaS company building an advanced digital learning platform focused on immersive and interactive educational experiences. As the platform continues to evolve across the UK and US, they are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to play a key role in shaping backend systems, architecture, and engineering standards within a small, collaborative engineering team. The Role: This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced engineer with strong expertise in Node.js. You’ll work closely with mobile, Unity, and senior engineers, partnering with the Technical Product Lead to ensure predictable delivery and strong engineering discipline. This role is not people‑management focused, but requires clear technical leadership, mentoring, and influence across engineering teams. Key Responsibilities Lead backend engineering across the platform, ensuring performance, security, and maintainability Act as the senior hands-on engineer for Node.js backend development Collaborate closely with Unity, mobile, and client-side teams to ensure backend services reliably support immersive, content‑rich experiences Own API design and server-side architecture, building scalable, well-documented services Drive backend delivery processes, workflow optimisation, CI/CD, and deployment best practices Develop integrations with external services, including AI-driven functionality Own backend cloud environments and data flows, proactively identifying performance, scalability, and reliability risks Support onboarding of future engineers and contribute to long-term backend technical strategyAbout You Strong commercial experience as a developer, focusing on Node.js development Confident designing backend architectures and APIs for cloud-native platforms Interest or experience integrating AI-powered or data-driven services Comfortable communicating technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Hands-on, proactive, and pragmatic, with high standards for code quality and deliverySalary & Benefits £70,000 – £80,000 + shares (£100k–£112k total package) Hybrid working – 3 days onsite in Manchester, 2 days from home 23 days holiday + bank holidays (negotiable)