AI Context Engineer

The Team 

The newly formed AI Services team will help to transform how Aflac use AI at scale where it matters. Taking priority use cases from concept to production, proving what works early, and packaging the results so other teams can repeat them. This team leads Aflac’s compound engineering methodology equipping engineers with AI-driven workflows and setting SDLC standards that make AI available, safe, and scalable. 

Role Overview 

The AI Context Engineer is an exciting new role at the intersection of product management, software engineering, and technical architecture. Leveraging advanced engineering with AI-driven tools and development frameworks to rapidly prototype, build, and deploy software applications. Amplifying traditional coding, you'll have the ability to articulate, guide, and debug AI models to produce scalable, secure, and well-documented applications from a high-level vision to production. 
Serving as a technical owner, this role leverages AI as a force multiplier and human amplifier to achieve a level of velocity and productivity far exceeding traditional development methodologies. 

What you’ll be doing  

You’ll be responsible for the entire full stack application lifecycle, with a focus on using AI tools for all stages of the SDLC.  

Innovation, Advocacy & Enablement 

Bring ideas to life in a scalable, enterprise-ready manner that is user focused. 

Champion the responsible use of AI tools and practices across engineering teams. 

Lead internal workshops, demos, and training sessions to build AI fluency and confidence. 

Influence engineering culture by promoting responsible, efficient, and innovative AI usage.

Scaled Application Building 

Use AI to generate, refine, and optimize high quality code, across front-end, back-end, data and middleware layers. 

Prompt AI to generate comprehensive test suites (unit, integration, end-to-end). 

Configure and manage CI/CD pipelines using AI-generated scripts and infrastructure-as-code. 

Generate accurate and complete documentation (API references, system diagrams, feature guides) by prompting AI to analyse codebases and architecture. 

Define scalable, secure, and resilient architectures using AI-generated infrastructure templates and security policies. 

Ensure compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements. 

Leverage AI-powered monitoring and diagnostics to detect, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues. 

Skills and experience 

Below is an overview of the skills and experience we are looking for, but remember, don’t rule yourself out if you don’t have everything on the list – it’s your intellect and your attitude we are really after. 

Essential Criteria 

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field, or previous commercial experience  

6+ years of industry experience in software engineering or application development 

Experience with AI driven engineering tools and techniques e.g. Kiro (Amazon Q developer), Github Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Compound Engineering 

Experience with agentic AI workflows and steering techniques for reliable automation 

Ensure alignment with architectural patterns, coding standards, and performance 

Strong Object-Oriented Programming skills (e.g., Java, Python, C#) 

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices 

Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) 

Strong problem-solving skills 

Excellent communication skills  

Candidates must be based in Northern Ireland with the relevant Right to Work Visa

Desirable Criteria 

AWS certification or equivalent in cloud services 

Familiarity with RAG architectures, embeddings, and context management strategies 

Experience with agentic AI workflows and steering techniques for reliable automation 

Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) 

Proven experience with full-stack development (front-end, back-end, APIs, databases) 

Familiarity with security best practices and compliance standards 

Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and QA processes 

So that’s us. Thanks for taking the time to read this far! We look forward to hearing from you if you fancy joining an innovative tech company that runs locally but is supported by a well-established, highly recognised Fortune 500 company in the US. 

Aflac Northern Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.