Senior AI​/ML Python Engineer

Location: South East London

Software Engineer (AI/ML Python)

Location:

Hybrid London 2 days a week Inside IR35: £750.00 - £820.00 Imagine building advanced software that helps develop novel therapies-and adapts quickly as diseases emerge and change. Our Client is hiring a Software Engineer to join its AI/ML team, where ownership, collaboration and continuous development aren't just values on paper-they're how you'll work day to day. What you'll be doing:
* Build and improve the back end of a Python web application that supports AI/ML-driven solutions
* Define, deploy and manage infrastructure within a cloud environment
* Integrate AI/ML components with frontend, data, and compute infrastructure to create end-to-end value
* Write quality, well-documented, well-tested software-supported by automated test suites
* Develop, measure and monitor key metrics for tools and services, then iterate to improve performance and reliability
* Take part in code reviews and raise engineering standards across the team
* Collaborate with data engineers and other technical teams to build an end-to-end pipeline consuming data products What you'll bring:
* Strong Python skills, with a track record of shipping quality production code
* Experience with unit testing (e.g. pytest) and a mindset of building for reliability
* Confidence working with cloud-native systems and deploying to cloud platforms for real user populations
* Practical experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform)
* Comfort working in agile environments and following modern, disciplined development practices (e.g. git/Git Hub)
* A continuous learning approach-staying curious, iterating, and improving your craft over time
* Passion for solving problems that can support new and existing therapies Additional information:
* Experience with Python backend frameworks such as FastAPI is a plus
* Background or exposure to biological/scientific data (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics) or pharmaceutical work is beneficial
* Knowledge of AI/ML deployment-especially language models, NLP or agent-based approaches-is a strong advantage
* Experience with Docker/containerised applications (including multi-container architecture) is desirable
* Mentoring/coaching and technical leadership experience is strongly valued If you're excited by the idea of building modern cloud solutions that help power AI/ML for healthcare innovation, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to speak with us about this opportunity with a reputed client. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the Manpower Group website.