Senior Python Developer - AI

Senior Python Developer - GenAI

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 plus benefits, perks and healthcare options

Locations: London, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow or Newcastle

Job Type: Permanent | Hybrid/2 days per week onsite | Occasional travel to client sites

Requirements: SC eligibility & full right to work in the UK required (no sponsorship available)

The Role:

We're looking for hands-on Python Developers at Senior level who have experience building software and a practical understanding of Generative AI, LLMs and RAG.

This is a coding-focused role for engineers who enjoy building real solutions. You'll use Python as your primary development language, developing APIs, services and AI applications using technologies such as LLMs, RAG, AI agents and vector search.

You'll work across the development life cycle, helping take GenAI ideas and POC's through to robust, production-ready applications for enterprise clients.

What you'll be doing:

Build production applications and APIs using Python and FastAPI

Develop LLM, RAG and AI agent solutions

Build RAG pipelines covering embeddings, retrieval and generation

Work with OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Llama and similar LLMs

Use LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI or similar AI framework

Work with vector databases including Pinecone, Qdrant, ChromaDB and PGVector

Take GenAI POCs into production and scale them

Build APIs, microservices and AI integrations

Deploy solutions using AWS/Azure, Docker and Kubernetes

Write clean, testable and maintainable Python code

Work with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Git and CI/CD

Collaborate with engineers, architects and client stakeholders

What we're looking for:

Proven leadership and mentoring experience required for Senior Consultant level.

Strong commercial Python development experience

Experience building APIs, microservices and Back End applications

Hands-on experience with LLMs, Generative AI and RAG

Experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph or CrewAI

Experience with vector databases and semantic search

Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Llama or similar

Good software engin...