Contract
£750-£850 inside IR35
London - hybrid
A global finance company is looking for an experienced Python Engineer/ Developer to play a key role in building and enhancing AI-driven solutions used across the organisation. This is a high-impact, back-end focused role, ideal for engineers who thrive in scalable systems, cloud environments, and modern DevOps practices - no prior AI experience needed.
You'll work on an internal AI platform, developing robust, production-grade software using Python, AWS/Azure, and CI/CD pipelines while collaborating with business stakeholders.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop and maintain Python-based back-end services for an internal AI platform
- Build scalable, high-performance systems with a focus on reliability and security.
- Work closely with stakeholders to refine requirements and improve system architecture.
- Ensure smooth CI/CD deployments and automate processes where possible.
- Improve system observability, logging, and monitoring in a distributed cloud environment.
- Extensive Python development experience (Django, Flask, or FastAPI).
- Strong knowledge of backend architecture, APIs, and distributed systems.
- AWS/Azure
- CI/CD experience
- Understanding of software development best practices (TDD, clean code, SDLC).
- Interest in AI tools and frameworks (but no prior commercial AI experience required).
- Experience working with React
- Familiarity with containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).