Senior AI & Software Engineer

Company:	ITV
Division:	Tech, Data & Product
Business Area:	Technology
Contract Type:	Perm Full time
Salary:	£70,000-£90,000
Workplace:	London, Manchester or Leeds. Expectation is 1-2 days in the office.
Closing Date:	3rd April 2026

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The Role

Main purpose of the role

To design, build, and deploy high-impact features for ITV’s AI Agent Hub (built on Open WebUI). As a full-stack product engineer, you will expand the platform’s capabilities by developing custom tools, rich UI canvas interfaces, automated scheduling, and complex agentic workflows that empower creative production teams.

Responsibilities:

Feature Development: Build full-stack product features (Python backend, Svelte/React frontend) such as canvas-style workspaces, visual flow builders, and scheduling integrations within the Hub.
Tools & Functions: Develop custom Python-based "Tools" (to give LLMs new abilities, like querying schedules) and "Functions" (to extend WebUI logic and add custom buttons/filters).
Pipelines & Orchestration: Create custom "Pipes" and "Filters" using Open WebUI's pipeline architecture to handle complex, multi-step agentic workflows and API-compatible integrations.
Rich UI Embedding: Utilize Open WebUI's event system to embed interactive, rich HTML/iframe widgets (e.g., charts, calendars, data dashboards) directly into agent chat conversations.
System Integration: Build robust connectors and MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers to seamlessly link the AI Agent Hub to ITV's existing production tools and business APIs.
Technical Leadership: Contribute significantly to technical decision-making around tools, frameworks, and architectural patterns.
Mentorship: Mentor junior engineers, review technical designs, and conduct rigorous code reviews to elevate the team's engineering standards.

Minimum Criteria:

Full-Stack: Strong proficiency in Python (FastAPI) and modern frontend frameworks
API & Event Architecture: Expertise in building RESTful APIs, WebSockets, and event-driven architectures.
UI/UX Engineering: Ability to build complex, interactive web interfaces (e.g., drag-and-drop canvases, dynamic data tables).
Knowledge:
Plugin Architectures: Deep understanding of how to build modular extensions for open-source platforms (specifically Open WebUI Tools, Filters, and Valves).
LLM Tool-Calling: Knowledge of how LLMs interact with external APIs via function calling/tool use.
Asynchronous Processing: Understanding of how to manage long-running tasks, queues, and scheduling in a web environment.

You will need to have…

Product Engineering: Proven track record of shipping end-to-end features in complex web applications or SaaS platforms.
Open-Source Contribution: Experience navigating, customizing, and contributing to large-scale open-source codebases.
Workflow Automation: Experience building tools that orchestrate or automate complex business processes.

Qualifications or Professional certificate: Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent industry/open-source experience.

ITV is for everyone.

We create and showcase content by, with and for everyone, connecting and reflecting modern audiences. We are committed to championing diversity, equity, and inclusion across our organisation and in everything we do.

As part of this commitment, we actively encourage applications for this role from candidates who are Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent, People of Colour, and candidates from working class backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage*.

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.

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ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:

Flexible working with a range of options
Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
Annual bonus opportunity
Competitive pension contribution
Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life

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