AI Engineer – Power User (SDLC Tools)

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Working at Critical is more than just a career choice, is more than a business: we're a community with a strong sense of purpose, values, and togetherness. Our engineering excellence ensures that we are a trusted partner to some of the world's leading companies in markets such as Aerospace, Railway, Medical Systems, Energy,  Finance, and many more.

We are always on the lookout for bright and ambitious individuals to join us.

We’re looking for an AI Engineer – Power User (SDLC Tools) to lead the adoption and strategic use of AI across our software development lifecycle. If you thrive at the intersection of software engineering and emerging AI tools — and you’re ready to lead by example — this role is for you.

Could you be the AI Engineer – Power User (SDLC Tools) that we've been looking for?

What you’ll do:

You'll be part of a lean, high-impact AI Ops team, with a dual mission:

1. Lead AI adoption within one of our engineering divisions

• Inspire and guide squads to explore and embed AI in real workflows
• Run highly practical sessions, demos and peer-to-peer labs
• Build technical confidence and momentum around AI use
• Surface meaningful use cases and lead them from concept to deployment

2. Be the internal authority on AI tools for the SDLC

• Evaluate, master and deploy tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Poolside, Windsurf
• Design prompt libraries, use-case templates and integration flows
• Connect tools across the engineering ecosystem, from development environments to issue trackers and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor tool performance and lead iterative improvements based on impact

What you bring:

• Solid background in software engineering : you build, debug, and deliver
• Proven interest or experience with AI-assisted development
• A systems-thinking mindset and the ability to connect tools to needs
• Confidence to lead conversations with developers, product owners, and team leads
• Bonus if you have experience in DevEx, automation, building internal dev tools, and using platforms like VSCode, Jira, or Azure DevOps.

What’s in it for you:

• Influence how AI is used at scale by hundreds of engineers
• Shape the internal strategy on developer-facing AI tools
• Work in a company that values engineering depth and impact
• Collaborate with other AI specialists in a high-trust, high-autonomy environment
• Stay ahead of the curve with access to the latest tools and learning opportunities

Ready to lead from the inside?

Tell us what tools you’ve explored , and how you’ve made them work in real dev environments.

Built a prompt library? Automated docs? Integrated a Copilot into your flow? We want to hear it.

Let’s redefine software engineering , with you leading the charge!

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