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Senior Python Backend Engineer (AI & Generative AI)

Templeton and Partners Ltd
Sheffield, UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£104,000.0 - £130,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
www.careerboard.com

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Software Applications User Authentication Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Encodings Continuous Integration Software Debugging Software Design Patterns DevOps
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Django Web Framework Amazon DynamoDB Github Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language) Key Management PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server MongoDB MySQL NoSQL Object-Oriented Software Development Query Optimization OpenAI Prometheus Software Safety Secure Coding Software Engineering SQL Databases TypeScript Datadog Pinecone ReactJS Retrieval-Augmented Generation Flask (Web Framework) Large Language Models Grafana Prompt Engineering Model Validation Generative AI Backend Agentic-AI Git Fastapi Pytest Containerization Gitlab-ci Solid Principles Kubernetes Cassandra Weaviate FAISS Claude Google Gemini Restful APIs Splunk Software Version Control Docker Elk Stack Jenkins ChromaDB

Job description

  • Design, develop, and maintain robust Back End services and REST APIs using Python.
  • Build scalable AI-powered applications leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs).
  • Develop and optimise Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
  • Integrate and work with leading LLM platforms including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Claude and Gemini.
  • Implement vector database solutions and embedding frameworks.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-quality software products.
  • Drive best practices in software engineering, testing, deployment, and observability., * SQL Databases
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server

NoSQL Databases

  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • DynamoDB
  • Data modelling and query optimisation

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS, Azure or GCP
  • Docker and containerisation
  • Kubernetes (preferred)
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitLab CI

Security

  • Auth & JWT Authentication
  • Secrets Management
  • Secure Coding Practices
  • Data Protection and Access Controls

Nice to Have

  • React, TypeScript, JavaScript
  • Full-Stack Development Experience

Monitoring & Observability Tools:

  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK Stack
  • Datadog
  • Splunk
  • Experience within Banking, Financial Services, or other regulated environments

Essential Technologies

Python Django Flask Docker CI/CD Architecture Cloud-Native Development Generative AI LLMs RAG FastAPI

Interested?

If you’re an experienced Python Backend Engineer looking to work on cutting-edge AI and Generative AI initiatives, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience Backend Development

  • Strong Python development experience
  • Experience building Backend Services and REST APIs
  • Hands-on experience with FastAPI, Flask, or Django
  • Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Software design principles and design patterns
  • Testing frameworks (PyTest), debugging, and Git source control
  • AI Engineering & Generative AI
  • Experience building AI-powered applications
  • Hands-on experience with LLM APIs:
  • OpenAI
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Claude
  • Gemini

Strong understanding of:

  • Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Embeddings
  • Vector Databases (Pinecone, Chroma, FAISS, Weaviate)
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Agentic Workflows
  • Model Evaluation
  • AI Safety, Governance & Guardrails

Benefits & conditions

Sheffield (Hybrid) ?? 12-Month Fixed Term Contract/Sub-Contract ?? £400 to £500 per day Day Rate/inside ir35

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