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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Python Engineer - Local Authority - **Company:** Spinwell Global Limited - **Location:** Edinburgh, UK - **Salary:** £139,685.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Computer Vision, User Authentication, Program Optimization, Data Structures, Database Connection, Software Debugging, Web Servers, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, NumPy, OAuth, Object Detection, Object-Oriented Software Development, OpenCV, Pair Programming, Scrum Methodology, Queueing Systems, Software Engineering, SQLAlchemy, Data Logging, Data Processing, Cloud Monitoring, Pytorch, Large Language Models, Grafana, Deep Learning, Boto3, Fastapi, Pandas, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, HuggingFace, Extreme Programming, Machine Learning Operations, Api Design, Cloudwatch, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Serverless Computing - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5879905214 ## About the Role Commercial experience with AI/ML technology: * OCR, Object Detection and LLM analysis implementation * Machine Learning & AI Libraries including: + Transformers/Hugging Face for working with pre-trained LLMs, finetuning, and inference + PyTorch for deep learning model development and training + OpenCV for computer vision tasks and image preprocessing in object detection + PIL/Pillow for image manipulation and format conversion + YOLO object detection frameworks Core Python Skills: * Proficiency in Python 3.9+ with understanding of object-oriented programming, decorators, context managers, and async/await patterns * Data structures and algorithms for efficient data processing and model optimization * Error handling and debugging using try-catch blocks, logging, and debugging tools ## Description Experienced software engineers are required to provide hands-on technical leadership to an agile development team within client's Land Registration domain seeking to leverage document processing and ML to realise new automation opportunities for the organisation., * Pandas and NumPy for data manipulation, cleaning, and numerical operations * SQLAlchemy or psycopg2 for database connectivity and ORM operations * Boto3 for AWS service integration and automation AWS (working within Technical Lead's architecture): * Lambda function development with proper event handling and response formatting * S3 operations including multipart uploads, presigned URLs, and event notifications * CloudWatch logging and metrics for monitoring and debugging * Understanding of IAM and security for role-based access and credential management * Experience with CDK for infrastructure deployment * SQS for message queuing * EKS/ECS/Kubernetes for containerized AI deployments API Development: * FastAPI for building REST APIs and model serving endpoints * Requests library for HTTP client operations and external API integration * Authentication/authorization implementation (JWT, OAuth) Software Development: * Making excellent quality AI/ML software collaboratively with other engineers * Working effectively under technical leadership while contributing specialized AI/ML expertise * Design and implementation of AI/ML solutions using service-based and serverless architecture * Using written, verbal, and visual communication to explain AI/ML concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences Development Practices: * Cloud monitoring, telemetry, intelligence tools for AI/ML systems, including Grafana * Experience working in Agile delivery models - Scrum and/or Kanban frameworks * Formal XP engineering techniques including TDD and pair programming * Working within defined infrastructure-as-code frameworks ## Related Videos - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Vectorize all the things! 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