Senior Backend Engineer/Data Scientist - Fully Remote - OUTSIDE - £500 per day (LLM/AI))

Overview

Build AI-powered URL redirect mapping pipeline for a life‑sciences client

Key Responsibilities

• data ingestion
• api integration
• semantic analysis
• llm matching
• spreadsheet output
• confidence scoring

Tasks

-Ingest data by connecting to a WordPress VIP API to pull content from numerous source websites. -Output a final structured spreadsheet (CSV/Excel) that maps the "Source URL" to the most relevant "Destination URL," including a confidence score for manual review. -Analyse the content of each source page using an LLM for semantic analysis and matching . -Compare the analysis against a manually provided spreadsheet (CSV/Excel) that defines the new destination site structure.

Requirements

• llm
• openai api
• wordpress api
• data pipelines
• python
• senior

What You Bring

This tool is required for a large-scale web migration project to help automate the URL redirect mapping process. The solution is expected to be a fast, standalone build. Rapidly growing Digital consultancy urgently seeks an AI literate hybrid Senior Backend Engineer / Data Scientist on a short-term fully remote outside IR35 contract. You will be customer-facing and will work independently with their Life Sciences client to build them a bespoke AI-powered tool. You will be required to deliver a functional data pipeline quickly. -Generative AI & NLP: Hands-on experience using LLMs for semantic matching, classification, and outputting structured JSON. -You will be familiar with the concepts and libraries required for our recommended LLM approach. -Working with OpenAI Batch API and Wordpress API. -Data Pipeline Development: Proven experience building data ingestion pipelines, specifically working with third-party REST APIs. -Languages: Python, TypeScript, or .NET are all acceptable. -Hosting/DB: Familiarity with a SAAS database (like Supabase) for data persistence.

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Benefits

-Day Rate: £500 per day. -Location: FULLY REMOTE.

About Urban Connect

-Born in Manchester in 2018 and backed by entrepreneur James Caan, the firm grew from a bold vision to a respected niche recruiter in construction, engineering and IT sectors. -With offices in Manchester, London and Belfast, the team delivers recruitment campaigns ranging from junior hires to executive search across the UK, Ireland and overseas. -Its financial growth is supported by the Recruitment Entrepreneur group, combining capital and strategic guidance to fuel expansion across market sectors. -Typical projects include placing architects, M&E engineers, structural and civil engineers, cost and project managers, and specialised professionals into infrastructure programmes like HS2 or AMP8 water sector works. -The company stands out for its multi‑disciplinary coverage—from architectural design to rail, infrastructure and mechanical services—tailored to both global consultancies and niche specialists. -An unusual strength is its dedicated net‑zero & sustainability recruitment team, placing climate‑focused talent in energy, decarbonisation and nature‑based roles. -Their story is built on long-term relationships—candidates often praise their consultative match‑making, while clients value their deep market insight and integrity.

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Interview Process

-one-stage interview