Python Developer

• Senior Python Backend Developer • Kings Cross, London- Onsite 2/3 days a week • 6 month contract • Inside of IR25 • £750 - £800 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: • Extensive experience conducting Bankend Development using Python. • Concurrency and Asyn exp • Demonstrated experience using FastAPI • Cloud Experience - GCP Essential • SQL • Docker • Containerization • Unit testing experience - TDD or Test Suit • ML or AI experience would be desriable. • Experience within Life Sceiences or Pharma Sector