Front End & AI Developer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026.
A little bit about us:
East West Rail is a nationally significant railway project which aims to deliver much-needed transport connections for the vibrant communities between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. Together these communities contribute around £111 billion to the national economy each year.
EWR is being championed by the Government as a key driver to economic growth leading to a potential £78 Billion boost to the UK economy: supporting new towns, housing, and regeneration.
Role Summary:
We're looking for a Front End & AI Developer to join our growing Data Centre of Excellence team. This is a hybrid development role requiring strong front-end engineering capability together with demonstrable, hands-on experience of designing, building and deploying AI agents and AI-enabled applications.
This is an exciting opportunity to build the next generation of digital products, production-ready AI agents and intelligent user experiences that will support one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes. The successful candidate will bring practical AI development experience-not simply experience of using generative AI tools to produce code.
Working alongside our AI Lead, Azure Data Engineer and Power Platform specialists, you'll design and develop modern web applications, dashboards, AI-enabled solutions and intelligent agents that bring together enterprise data, automation and Microsoft technologies.
You will use platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI Foundry to create agents that are secure, governed, grounded in trusted data and capable of integrating with business systems. You'll also help colleagues adopt M365 Copilot and purpose-built agents, driving responsible AI innovation across the business.
What you'll be doing
- Designing and building modern, responsive web applications and digital interfaces
- Designing, building, testing and deploying AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry and related Microsoft agent technologies
- Developing agent workflows that use enterprise data, APIs, actions, orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation and appropriate human oversight
- Grounding AI solutions in trusted organisational data, including data and services delivered through Microsoft Fabric and Azure
- Integrating AI agents and AI-enabled applications securely with business systems, APIs and Microsoft 365 services
- Applying responsible AI, security, access control, testing, monitoring and governance throughout the AI solution lifecycle
- Creating intuitive front-end experiences through which users can interact effectively with AI agents, insights and automated processes
- Working with enterprise data to deliver dashboards, reporting tools and embedded analytics
- Collaborating with Power Platform specialists to create seamless user experiences across multiple technologies
- Evaluating agent quality and performance, including accuracy, grounding, safety, usability and business outcomes.
- Supporting the controlled adoption of M365 Copilot, gathering user feedback and maintaining technical guidance, documentation and training materials
- Contributing to agile delivery, code reviews, testing and continuous improvement initiatives
- Establishing reusable patterns, components and development standards for scalable AI agent delivery.
What you'll bring
Essential:
- Demonstrable hands-on experience of designing, building, testing and deploying AI agents or AI-enabled applications in a professional environment
- Practical experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry or comparable enterprise AI agent platforms
- Experience integrating agents with enterprise data, APIs, business systems, actions or automated workflows
- Understanding of agent architecture and development concepts such as grounding, retrieval-augmented generation, orchestration, prompt design, tool use, evaluation and human oversight
- Knowledge of responsible AI, data security, access controls, monitoring and governance considerations for production AI solutions
- Strong front-end development experience using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Experience with modern frameworks such as React, Angular or similar
- A passion for creating accessible, user-focused and visually engaging digital experiences
- Knowledge of web application development, APIs, authentication and cloud-based technologies
- Experience with GitHub and collaborative software development practices
- Knowledge of Azure services and integration approaches
- Experience working with dashboards, analytics or data-driven applications
- An interest in AWS technologies and a willingness to develop AWS skills.
Desirable:
- Experience of Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI services, M365 Copilot or related Microsoft technologies would be highly advantageous
- Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform would be advantageous.
Why Join East West Rail?
At East West Rail, you'll have the opportunity to apply your front-end and AI engineering experience to meaningful projects that make a real difference. You'll be part of a collaborative team delivering secure, responsible and scalable AI agents and digital products, with direct exposure to Microsoft's latest enterprise AI technologies.
This role offers the chance to deepen your expertise across AI agent engineering, front-end development, enterprise data, low-code platforms and cloud technologies while helping shape how the business adopts and benefits from artificial intelligence.
Benefits
- Competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience
- Up to 12% employer pension contribution to support your future
- 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the option to buy up to 2 extra days
- 2 volunteering days, a chance for you to give back to the community
- Enhanced family-friendly policies to support you and your loved ones
- Life assurance (4x your annual salary) for peace of mind
- Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support when you need it
- Access to Perkbox for a wide range of discounts and wellbeing benefits
- Recognition programme, including on-the-spot and annual awards
- Advanced learning and development opportunities to help you grow.
Diversity and Inclusion:
At East West Railway Company, we’re committed to building an inclusive railway for all. We believe that to do that, we must nurture a diverse team that represents the UK communities that we impact. Our approach is simple - to create an environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. We celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from all backgrounds and experiences.
If you want to connect lives and unlock the future, then we’d love to hear from you.