Fullstack AI Engineer (Staff) – IFS Logistics

Company: IFS
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will set the technical direction for the Experience squad in IFS Logistics, shaping how the platform meets customer needs through identity, data integrations, and a seamless demo surface. You will stay hands-on with backend work while guiding architecture and standards, collaborating with product, UX, and cross-product teams. The focus is AI-native, with emphasis on safe agent-powered workflows and end-to-end user journeys. This role offers the chance to influence product architecture at scale and drive observable, cost-aware delivery.

Pay / Benefits

  • remote/hybrid work
  • flexible work arrangements
  • inclusive workplace culture
  • global, diverse environment

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical direction for the Experience squad, defining architecture, standards, and contracts
  • Own end-to-end user journeys across identity, permissions, and cross-product surfaces
  • Be the technical voice to leadership while staying hands-on across backend and fullstack work
  • Review and influence frontend (React) and backend (Python/Django REST) implications to improve user experience
  • Define and enforce service boundaries, observability, and cost controls for safe agent-driven shipping surfaces
  • Deliver a commercially viable demo environment that remains a real product surface
  • Collaborate with Product and UX on problem-first solution framing and customer feedback loops
  • Oversee integration architecture with IFS Intelligence and IFS Cloud, including Project Oliver pathways

Key requirements

  • 8+ years building and running production software
  • Strong Python/Django REST API design, data modelling, and service reliability
  • Experience setting technical direction for a team and defending architectural choices
  • Hands-on with fullstack capabilities (React, Django) and a focus on user experience
  • Proficient in performance, cost, and observability; pager ownership
  • Comfort working with AI-native tooling (Cursor and Claude) and evaluating agent outputs
  • Ability to handle ambiguity and articulate a clear technical vision
  • Experience with multi-tenant SaaS and enterprise integrations (Nice to have)
  • review and pairing culture
  • honest feedback
  • user-minded design perspective
  • Python
  • Django REST Framework
  • React

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Posted: November 6th, 2026