GenAI Lead Engineer (Contract)Location: London, UK (Hybrid)Duration: 3-6 MonthsWe are looking for an experienced GenAI Lead Engineer to lead the design, prototyping, and implementation of Generative AI solutions for a fast-paced consulting engagement. You'll work closely with business and technical stakeholders to identify opportunities, build PoCs/MVPs, and define a roadmap for future AI adoption.Key ResponsibilitiesIdentify and prioritise high-impact GenAI use cases.Design end-to-end AI solution architectures.Build and deploy PoCs and MVPs, including copilots, chatbots, and AI-powered automation solutions.Develop RAG pipelines, integrate AI services with enterprise systems, and establish evaluation frameworks.Define governance, security, privacy, and compliance best practices.Mentor internal teams and provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and strategic recommendations.Requirements7 years' experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or ML Engineering.2 years' hands-on experience delivering LLM/Generative AI solutions.Strong Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript skills.Experience with:LLM frameworks and APIsRAG architectures and vector databasesAWS, Azure, or GCPDocker (Kubernetes advantageous)Strong understanding of prompt engineering, model evaluation, security, and AI governance.Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and engage with senior stakeholders.DesirableConsulting or advisory experience.Experience with fine-tuning, LLMOps/MLOps tools, and enterprise integrations.Background in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or telecoms.

Hiring! Databricks Consultant Role Title: Databricks ConsultantLocation: London, HybridDuration: Initial 3 monthsRate: Market RelatedEngagement: Outside IR35  We are seeking a seasoned Databricks Consultant with deep expertise in Energy & Commodities Trading to design, accelerate, and optimize our trading data platform. Acting as the bridge between trading desks, quants, and engineering teams, you will leverage the Databricks Lakehouse to deliver scalable, real-time pipelines powering trading decisions, risk management, and market analytics. Key Responsibilities  Data Architecture: Build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Spark (PySpark/Scala), and Delta Lake for structured/unstructured energy market data. Trading Analytics: Partner with Quants, Risk Managers, and Traders to implement models, curve generation, position tracking, and risk metrics (e.g., VaR). Performance Optimization: Tune clusters and SQL warehouses for low-latency, time-sensitive trading environments. Data Governance: Enforce governance, access controls, and compliance with UK/EU financial and energy regulations via Unity Catalog. Consultative Leadership: Provide architectural best practices, mentor engineers, and advise stakeholders on maximizing Databricks ROI.  Required Skills & Experience Energy Trading Expertise: Proven background in energy trading firms, banks, utilities, or oil/gas majors. Strong knowledge of physical/financial markets (Power, Gas, LNG, Crude, Carbon/Renewables) and trading data types (Reuters, Bloomberg, Trayport, weather, ETRM).Databricks Mastery: Hands-on experience with production workloads on Databricks (Azure/AWS), PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Python, SQL, orchestration tools (Airflow, Workflows, ADF), and streaming (Kafka/Event Hubs).Professional Skills: Strong consultative mindset, excellent communication, and ability to interface with traders and senior stakeholders.

Senior Data Platform Engineer Location: Galway office for 1 week per month  Start Date: ASAP Daily Rate: €450 - €520  Duration: 11 months We have an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to work in a delivery team within an Asset Management Technology group. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing & implementing data analysis and visualization solutions which are critical for the senior financial analysts, portfolio managers and senior executives who reside at the investment research value proposition. Responsibilities:  • Take end to end ownership of critical data visualization and reporting capabilities, working independently while ensuring reliability, continuity, and accuracy for senior financial analysts, portfolio managers, and executives. • Provide technical and design leadership for the evolution of the reporting platform, driving enhancements based on the needs of non technical financial users and translating complex requirements into clear, high value visual outputs. • Partner closely with existing business and technology owners of legacy reporting systems, shadowing and learning established solutions before assuming ownership and modernizing them without disrupting trusted outputs. • Act as a bridge between business and technology, building strong relationships with research analysts and leadership to understand workflows, decision making needs, and data interpretation challenges. • Champion continuous improvement, incrementally modernizing legacy scripting and data workflows while maintaining confide Required Skills & Experience • 7 years in software development or data engineering. • Strong Linux proficiency (networking, processes, filesystem, cron, systemctl). • Strong experience in shell scripting (bash, ksh, zsh). • Professional experience with Perl/python or similar scripting language in production systems. • Solid understanding of data science concepts, statistical methods, and data analysis tooling. • Proficiency with SQL, relational schema design, and optimization. • Experience with visualization and chart generation tools. • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated deployment workflows. • Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills • Ability to take ownership of a complex script-based code base • Work closely with business stakeholders to understand and deliver on their unique visualization objectives • You are able to act independently under general direction. Preferred / Nice to Have Skills • Experience modernizing legacy scripting ecosystems. • Knowledge of pipelines involving message queues, APIs, ETL schedulers, or workflow managers. • Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure). • Python for data automation, ML, or web APIs. • Experience building internal libraries or reusable tooling for engineering teams.

SAP Business Analyst & Support Specialist – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAPDuration: 6-12 months (with a view to extend) Location: Hybrid Working – Remote with travel to offices in Pfeaffikon and Biberist a few times per month Rate: 57.48 CHF per hourMust Have Skills: Technical SAP Expertise (FI/SD, MM, PP)Configuration: Basic customizing/configuration knowledge within core modules.Data & Logic: Clear understanding of master data, transactional data, and accounting posting logic.Integrations: Experience monitoring and troubleshooting interfaces, particularly EDI and ERP integrations, alongside external partners.Testing & Quality AssuranceHands-on experience with UAT, regression testing, and integration testing.Proven ability to create structured test cases, manage documentation, and track defects.Collaboration: Acting as the bridge between business users and technical developers during testing cycles.End-to-End Business Process Know-HowDeep understanding of cross-module dependencies across core workflows: Order-to-Cash (O2C), Purchase-to-Pay (P2P), Finance (FI) ProcessesOperations, Project Work & SupportDaily application support (error analysis and troubleshooting) using tools like Jira or ServiceNow.Supporting key users, conducting training sessions, and writing process descriptions.Project Delivery: Contributing to or leading smaller IT/process projects, capturing business requirements, and translating them into technical specifications.Soft Skills & CommunicationAnalytical, data-driven approach to complex troubleshooting.Strong mediation and expectation-management skills to coordinate between Business stakeholders, internal IT, and external agencies.High degree of independence and structured prioritization.German and English languages at business proficiency level are a mustResponsibilities: Daily Support & TroubleshootingFirst-Level SAP & EDI Support: Provide first-line troubleshooting for SAP R3 (SD, FI, MM, PP modules) and EDI interfaces across both the sales entity and the factory.On-Demand Problem Solving: Resolve daily issues, handle system errors, and execute required control remediations.Process Optimization & AutomationWorkflow Automation: Streamline and optimize end-to-end business processes, specifically focusing on integrations like Shopify, SAP mobile, and automated invoice approvals.Requirements Gathering: Translate complex business needs into clear technical specifications for system changes.Testing & DocumentationTest Coordination: Plan, execute, and coordinate SAP test cycles, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression, and integration testing.Jira & Issue Tracking: Maintain structured test documentation, error analysis reports, and defect tracking lists directly within Jira.Training & EnablementUser Support: Train and guide key users and end-users to ensure smooth system adoption.Documentation Creation: Build and maintain up-to-date training materials and standard operating process (SOP) documentation.IT MediationAct as the primary liaison and coordinator between internal business departments, the external SAP agency, the external IT infrastructure provider, and other third-party partners.

Lead AI Engineer (VP) – Generative AI We’re hiring a Lead AI Engineer (VP) to spearhead a GenAI feature team building production-grade AI applications used daily by thousands of employees with a well known bank. You'll be part of a dedicated department tasked with replacing the entire current stack with a new agentic stack.  What you’ll doLead design, build and deployment of GenAI solutions end-to-endAct as an SME shaping Generative AI strategyMentor engineers and drive engineering excellence, security and qualityPartner with senior stakeholders in a highly regulated environmentWhat we’re looking forStrong Python engineering backgroundHands-on experience with LLMs, prompt optimisation and evaluationAWS experience (Bedrock, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, Lex)Experience delivering AI in regulated or complex organisationsBonus: DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform/CloudFormation, Docker, ECS/EKSIt's a hybrid role based in London or Knutsford, whatever suits best from your location.If you want to build real AI products at scale and influence strategy at VP level, drop over your CV or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.

Hiring ASAP! FullStack Engineer        Start date: ASAPDuration: 12 monthsLocation: 1 week in Galway - 3 weeks working from homeRate: €350 - €400 per dayThe Expertise We’re Looking ForBachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline.At least 6 years development experience with some cloud, Server side and UI experienceThe Purpose of Your Role You will work with the existing development teams to enhance and maintain current applications and develop new ones and maintain CI/CD pipelines as well as develop same for new projects. The Skills You BringYou should have experience in server-side development in at least one of the following - AWS, nodeJS, JavaYou should have some experience with UI development – Angular, ReactYou should have some experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines - JenkinsYou should have experience working on Agile projects.You should have excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.You should be extremely motivated and self-directed.The Value You DeliverWrite high quality code and automated end to end and unit tests.Review pull requests (code reviews) of developers and test engineers and give constructive feedback.Work with project team to clearly understand requirements.Contribute to project schedule on tasks and balances work accordingly to meet timelines.Participate in formal reviews of application designs, business and functional requirements.Have good communication and interpersonal skills, be motivated, be results oriented, customer-focused, and have strong problem-solving skills.Capable of working independently to resolve issues and/or identify solutions.Ability to escalate technical and functional issues in an effective manner and efficiently resolve these in conjunction with the rest of the team and/or the customer.Follow Agile and TDD for process, architecture, design, code and testing

Content Adaptation Manager – HIRING ASAP Start Date: ASAPDuration: 12 MonthsLocation: London office – once per weekRate: £250 - £350 per day inside IR35 3 - 5 Must HavesExperience as brand manager in pharmaceutical companyFirm understanding of the regulatory environment in marketing promotional content to HCPsDemonstrated strong skills in oral and written communication, project managementHighly collaborative, ability to interact and partner with Agencies of choiceFluent EnglishFrench speaker preferableCOMPETENCIESAble to manage multiple and complex processes at the same timeEmbraces a collaborative approach; thrives working closely with stakeholders to make sure their needs are addressed and delivered on timeAble to manage a complexity, tasks, and interdependencies within timelinesWell organized & proactive to make sure things progress according to the planMAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIESWork with Cx Engagement & Activation Director and Agency to understand a customer journey and content plan to work with Agency on creative adaptation of centrally delivered assets – this can mean existing content adaptation or/and creation of channel specific content from scratch based on Cx Strategy & Design Master Asset story.Brief Content Hub Production Team on content production and manage the rounds of changes with Asset OwnerSupport adaptation of above market content to local label requirements to ensure content is compliant and ready for execution in marketsSupport content tracking management and demand forecasting and prioritization process with Content Hub to ensure timely executionsWork together with Content Hub and Cx Activation Director to agree on engagement plan delivery via localizationPOSITION PURPOSENovartis’ ambition is to be a recognized leader in customer experience and engagement.The CE&E IMI team aims to design and deliver intentional, impactful customer experiences for HCPs and patients through integrated engagements and solutions.This role is part of the Customer Experience, Content & Partnerships Excellence team of the CE&E, IMI organization - a team of innovative, passionate talent focused on designing and deploying personalized and outcome-oriented customer experiences grounded in deep insights and human-centred design.The Content Adaptation Manager role will work closely with Agency of choice to deliver quality creative adaptations of centrally created content (driven by CX Strategy& Design team) based on a clear input coming from CX Engagement & Channels team members who will work with countries on Engagement Plan per brand.The Content Adaptation Manager will be also in charge of a process on the line between CX Engagement & Channel Team and Content Hub Production team, making sure the briefs are received, uploaded to Fuse and managed with clear understanding on the localization ask.DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTSFirm understanding of the regulatory environment in marketing to HCPsDemonstrated strong skills in oral and written communication, project managementHighly collaborative, ability to interact and partner with Agencies of choice

Content Brand Manager – HIRING ASAP Start Date: ASAPDuration: 12 MonthsLocation: Hybrid working in the London officeRate: £200 - £350 per day inside IR35Education / ExperienceFirm understanding of the regulatory environment in marketing to HCPs.Demonstrated strong skills in oral and written communication, project management.Highly collaborative, ability to interact and partner with Agencies of choice.Able to manage multiple and complex processes at the same time.Embraces a collaborative approach; thrives working closely with stakeholders to make sure their needs are. addressed and delivered on time.Able to manage a complexity, tasks, and interdependencies within timelines.Well organized & proactive to make sure things progress according to the plan.Must Haves SkillsSpanish SpeakingExperience as brand manager in pharmaceutical company.Firm understanding of the regulatory environment in marketing promotional content to HCPs.Demonstrated strong skills in oral and written communication, project management.Highly collaborative, ability to interact and partner with Agencies of choice.Role PurposeNovartis’ ambition is to be a recognized leader in customer experience and engagement. The CE&E IMI team aims to design and deliver intentional, impactful customer experiences for HCPs and patients through integrated engagements and solutions.This role is part of the Customer Experience, Content & Partnerships Excellence team of the CE&E, IMI organization - a team of innovative, passionate talent focused on designing and deploying personalized and outcome-oriented customer experiences grounded in deep insights and human-centered design.The Content Adaptation Manager role will work closely with Agency of choice to deliver quality creative adaptations of centrally created content (driven by CX Strategy& Design team) based on a clear input coming from CX Engagement & Channels team members who will work with countries on Engagement Plan per brand.The Content Adaptation Manager will be also in charge of a process on the line between CX.Major AccountabilitiesWork with Cx Engagement & Activation Director and Agency to understand a customer journey and content plan to work with Agency on creative adaptation of centrally delivered assets – this can mean existing content adaptation or/and creation of channel specific content from scratch based on Cx Strategy & Design Master Asset story.Brief Content Hub Production Team on content production and manage the rounds of changes with Asset OwnerSupport adaptation of above market content to local label requirements to ensure content is compliant and ready for execution in markets.Support content tracking management and demand forecasting and prioritization process with Content Hub to ensure timely executions.Work together with Content Hub and Cx Activation Director to agree on engagement plan delivery via localization.