e're a small, fast-moving team in Preston looking for a seasoned engineer who loves building things that are secure by design and smart by default. This is ad hoc, flexible work that fits around you. You'd be the person we trust with the hard technical calls, and there's real room to grow with us as we scale.

What you'll work on

- Designing and shipping production systems end to end, from APIs and integrations to data pipelines and the tools people actually use

- Putting AI to work on real problems, such as LLM-powered automation, document and data extraction, and agents and workflows that save hours of manual effort

- Making security part of the foundations, including threat modelling, secure authentication and secrets, cloud hardening, and GDPR done properly

- Raising the bar on code quality through reviews, standards and sensible architecture

You'll probably have

- 8 or more years building production software

- Real security experience, such as OWASP, pen-test fixes, secure SDLC, or ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials work

- AI or ML features you've shipped and run in production, not just prompt experiments

- Strong skills in Python, TypeScript or C#, plus Azure or AWS

Why join

- Flexible, ad hoc hours that suit experienced contractors

- Direct influence on the tech, with no layers of management

- A chance to grow into a bigger long-term role as we grow

Location: hybrid in Preston, so you'll need to be local to the North West.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Preston PR1