Posted 21 July, 2026
Python Back-end Developer
Initialize
London, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Backend Python Developer (AI) - Remote - UK - excellent opportunity to join this innovative and fast-growing AI tech. organisation!
\nSkills/experience
\nStrong commercial experience in Python backend development.
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- Solid back-end Python experience (clean coding) \n
- Experience building APIs and working with cloud-native architectures. \n
- Good understanding of Docker, and scalable distributed systems. \n
- An Agile mindset and Experience working in agile teams, using Github for CI/CD, branching, pull requests, and automated testing. \n
Nice to have:
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- Kubernetes \n
- Comfortable with VS Code, ideally with AI coding tools like Copilot or VS Code agents. \n
- Understanding/experience of cloud-native patterns, and scalable architecture. \n
- Experience with Azure’s native AI stack (AI Foundry, AI Search, Cosmos DB, AKS). \n
- Interest in experimenting with new AI frameworks and tools. \n
Role
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- Design, build, and maintain backend services in Python, writing clean, maintainable, production-grade code. \n
- Develop and deploy AI-powered features using Azure-native services including Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Cosmos DB, Docker, and AKS. \n
- Write comprehensive unit tests and contribute to high code quality standards. \n
- Collaborate within agile sprints and contribute to technical design decisions. \n
- Build and deploy AI-first features using Azure AI Foundry, Docker and AKS. \n
- Use Visual Studio Code (ideally with GitHub Copilot or similar AI coding assistants) \n
- Collaborate in a tight feedback loop: branch, commit, pull, test, ship — all through Github. \n
Why join
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- 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. \n
