Senior Python Developer (AI-Assisted Application Evaluation)
Summary
Senior Python developer at London Stock Exchange Group in Edinburgh who builds scalable platforms, frameworks, and tooling to measure the quality, reliability, performance, and safety of AI-assisted applications. Day to day: Python service development, Azure deployment with DevOps practices, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions and services, primarily in Python, which measure the quality, reliability, performance, and safety of AI-assisted applications
- Build reusable platforms, frameworks, and tooling that enable teams across the organisation to evaluate AI-assisted applications consistently and efficiently
- Partner closely with data scientists and engineers to understand evaluation methodologies, translate requirements into technical solutions, and enable data-driven insights
- Support deployment and operational activities within Azure, collaborating with DevOps and platform teams where appropriate
- Own the technical direction, promote engineering best practices, mentor colleagues, and help raise technical standards across the team
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools responsibly and effectively to improve productivity, software quality, and delivery outcomes
- Experience designing and delivering robust, scalable systems and services in cloud environments
- Experience building platforms, frameworks, or shared services that support multiple users or teams
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including code quality, maintainability, security, and operational excellence
- Experience influencing technical direction, driving engineering improvements, or mentoring other engineers
- Curiosity about AI technologies and a commitment to using AI tools responsibly and effectively within the software development lifecycle
- Strong professional experience developing production software, with significant experience in Python
- Practical knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, source control workflows, and application monitoring
- Experience working with cloud platforms, ideally Azure, including deploying and operating applications and services