Python Developer

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Gen-AI Python Engineer to join a high-profile enterprise programme focused on developing cutting-edge AI solutions. This role involves building end-to-end GenAI and RAG applications, integrating data from multiple enterprise systems, and delivering scalable, production-grade AI workflows. You'll work closely with architects, platform teams and business stakeholders to develop secure, high-performing AI solutions that drive business value.

• Location: Sheffield (Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week)
• Daily Rate: £400 per day inside IR 35
• Contract Length: Until 31/12/2026
• Start Date: ASAP

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop enterprise-scale GenAI and RAG-based applications using Python.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data sources including databases, APIs, files and document repositories.
• Build document and image processing pipelines using OCR, document intelligence and data extraction tools.
• Develop and optimise retrieval pipelines including chunking, embedding generation, indexing, metadata tagging, filtering and reranking.
• Implement solutions leveraging vector databases and semantic search technologies.
• Build integrations with SQL/NoSQL and enterprise data platforms for enrichment and querying.
• Establish robust evaluation frameworks to measure accuracy, relevance, groundedness and hallucination rates against defined benchmarks.

Key Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience building Generative AI and LLM-based applications.
• Proven experience developing RAG solutions in enterprise environments.
• Excellent Python development skills with experience building scalable APIs and services.
• Strong knowledge of document parsing, OCR and image-based information extraction.
• Experience with vector databases, embeddings and semantic search technologies.
• Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases and enterprise data integration patterns.

Additional Information

• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search or the wider Azure AI ecosystem is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with AI evaluation frameworks, observability and monitoring tools would be advantageous.
• Experience working within enterprise security, governance and compliance standards is beneficial.
• Previous exposure to high-volume document processing environments is preferred.

How to Apply:

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