Skills

Python GitHub DevOps Test git Software Development Git/GitHub FastAPI NLP

Job Specifications

Senior Backend Developer (Python)
Kings Cross, London- Onsite 2/3 days a week
6 month contract
Inside of IR35
PS750 - PS800 per day

My client is seeking a highly skilled software engineer to join its AI/ML team, contributing to the development of cutting-edge applications that accelerate drug discovery and enable personalised therapies. The ideal candidate will have strong Python backend development experience, preferably with FastAPI, and be proficient in cloud-native infrastructure (Google Cloud preferred), DevOps practices, and automated testing. While a background in life sciences is a plus, a passion for improving healthcare through technology is essential. The role involves integrating AI/ML components into scalable web applications, collaborating across technical teams, and continuously improving software quality and performance.

Key responsibilities

Back end development for a Python web application
Integration of AI/ML components with frontend, backend, data and compute infrastructure
Responsible for high quality software implementations according to best practices, including automated test suites and documentation
Develop, measure, and monitor key metrics for all tools and services and consistently seek to iterate on and improve them
Participate in code reviews, continuously improving personal standards as well as the wider team and product
Liaise with other technical staff and data engineers in the team and across allied teams, to build an end-to-end pipeline consuming other data products

Basic qualifications:

Demonstrated experience of Python backend development (e.g. using FastAPI)
Cloud experience (e.g. Google Cloud and cloud run preferred) including core web application infrastructure is essential
Unit testing experience (e.g. pytest)
Experience within Life Sceiences or Pharma Sector
Strong knowledge of modern software development tools / ways of working (e.g. git/GitHub DevOps tools for deployment) - should be able to show practice of commit early and deploy often.
Knowledge of AI/ML approaches and deployment of AI/ML powered applications - especially using language models or NLP and agent-based approaches (e.g. LangGraph, PydanticAI, AutoGen)

If you are available and interested, please apply today!

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