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Senior Software Engineer, Python
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
93 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Software Engineer, Python
Aveni
• Build Production-Grade Systems • Design and implement scalable Python services powering AI-driven workflows • Develop resilient, observable systems with strong error handling and compliance traceability • Work within a serverless, event-driven AWS architecture • Own Delivery End-to-End • Take ownership of features from design through to production • Collaborate with Product, AI Platform, and Compliance teams • Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and delivery • Shape AI & Agentic Systems • Build intelligent workflows using LLMs and agentic architectures • Integrate AI models into production systems • Design guardrails, policy enforcement, and behavioural monitoring for AI agents • Mentor & Elevate the Team • Support and guide junior and mid-level engineers • Lead code reviews and promote engineering best practices • Contribute to documentation, demos, and knowledge sharing • Drive AI-Augmented Engineering • Use AI coding tools to accelerate development and improve quality • Help define best practices for AI-assisted software engineering
Job Requirements
- Strong Python expertise in production environments
- Experience building cloud-native systems on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, EventBridge)
- Experience working with LLMs or AI/ML systems
- Strong understanding of APIs, async systems, and scalable architecture
- Experience with AI safety, guardrails, or policy enforcement (Nice to Have)
- Background in agentic systems or autonomous workflows (Nice to Have)
- Experience in financial services or regulated environments (Nice to Have)
- Familiarity with Node.js / TypeScript, Terraform or CDK (Nice to Have)
- Knowledge of observability tools and ML fundamentals (Nice to Have)
Benefits
- Remote-first working across the UK
- Work abroad policy
- Co-working spaces available
- 34 days holiday (including flexible bank holidays) and your birthday off
- Company-wide off-sites
- Optional Personal Development Plan
- Flexible benefits platform
- Protection essentials including Life Insurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness cover, and Pension (up to 5% matched employer contribution with optional increased contributions)
- Private health and dental care
- Potential share options
- Enhanced family leave
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