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Backend Python Engineer

LorienLondon🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This on-site hybrid role offers a competitive hourly rate of £400-£450 for a 12-month contract, providing a fantastic opportunity to leverage your FastAPI and microservices expertise on innovative AI/GenAI products. You'll thrive here if you enjoy owning technical solutions, contributing to architecture, and mentoring others in a dynamic, agile environment.

Quick overview

Salary£400 - £450/hr
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeTemporary/Casual
Work modeOn Site
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Stakeholder ManagementDockerFastAPIMicroservicesGitAWSNumPyOAuthGitHub ActionsJWTPandasPythonTerraformpytestGenerative AIPostgreSQLKubernetesAgile

Job description

  • Position: Backend Python Engineer
  • Pay rate: £400 to £450
  • Duration: 12 months duration
  • Location: London, Redman Place - onsite 3 days a week.
  • IR35: Outside IR35
Backend Engineer with strong FastAPI and microservices experience, ideally gained in cloud-native environments. Exposure to AI/GenAI products is highly desirable. Candidates should be comfortable owning technical solutions, contributing to architecture, mentoring others, and working within Agile product teams. Experience with PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, and modern Back End engineering practices is essential.
Essential Skills
  • Strong Python development experience (FastAPI, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, Pytest).
  • Experience with PostgreSQL, Docker, Git/GitHub, GitHub Actions, and microservices.
  • Knowledge of Pandas, NumPy, OpenTelemetry, and cloud-native development.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to take ownership and thrive in a fast-moving environment.

Desirable
  • AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and DevOps experience.
  • Exposure to AI/ML and GenAI technologies.
  • Knowledge of OAuth/JWT and modern ML frameworks.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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