Backend Python Developer (AI)

Backend Python Developer (AI) - Remote - UK - excellent opportunity to join this innovative and fast-growing AI tech. organisation!

Skills/experience

Strong commercial experience in Python backend development.

• Solid back-end Python experience (clean coding)
• Experience building APIs and working with cloud-native architectures.
• Good understanding of Docker, and scalable distributed systems.
• An Agile mindset and Experience working in agile teams, using Github for CI/CD, branching, pull requests, and automated testing.

Nice to have:

• Kubernetes
• Comfortable with VS Code, ideally with AI coding tools like Copilot or VS Code agents.
• Understanding/experience of cloud-native patterns, and scalable architecture.
• Experience with Azure’s native AI stack (AI Foundry, AI Search, Cosmos DB, AKS).
• Interest in experimenting with new AI frameworks and tools.

Role

• Design, build, and maintain backend services in Python, writing clean, maintainable, production-grade code.
• Develop and deploy AI-powered features using Azure-native services including Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Cosmos DB, Docker, and AKS.
• Write comprehensive unit tests and contribute to high code quality standards.
• Collaborate within agile sprints and contribute to technical design decisions.
• Build and deploy AI-first features using Azure AI Foundry, Docker and AKS.
• Use Visual Studio Code (ideally with GitHub Copilot or similar AI coding assistants)
• Collaborate in a tight feedback loop: branch, commit, pull, test, ship — all through Github.

Why join

• An excellent opportunity to join an incredible team, organisation - work lean, iterate fast, and learn quickly - perfect role for a Python Back-end Developer with an Agile mindset who is curious, flexible, collaborative, unafraid to try new things and help design and build their AI platform.