Inside IR35 - Software Development Engineer in Test - AI and Cloud

Overview

Contract Software Development Engineer in Test – Cloud and AI Services. We’re seeking an experienced

Test Engineer (contract role)

to validate and assure the quality of

cloud-native AI services and APIs .This role will require 3 days onsite in Cambridge .This is an opportunity to join a pioneering and well-reasoned AI project from one of the leading software businesses in the UK. AI experience is a must and LLM testing knowledge will really set you apart.Responsibilities

Functional, performance, and security testing of services on Azure.Design and implement automated test suites for APIs, components, and AI pipelines.Automate evaluation of AI outputs (accuracy, safety, relevance).Define and track service-level quality metrics.Validate against AI safety/regulatory standards.Support threat modelling and API security testing.Skills and Experience

12+ years in software testing/QA for cloud-native apps (.NET/Microsoft stack).Proficiency with Azure DevOps, CI/CD, containers.Solid knowledge of API, performance, and security testing (OWASP Top 10).Familiarity with LLM evaluation, prompt engineering, RAG, hallucination detection.Awareness of AI safety, bias detection, and compliance.Seniority level

Mid-Senior levelEmployment type

ContractJob function

Quality AssuranceIndustries

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