Python Backend Engineer — AI Platform, Growth & Equity

Methodfi; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI wealth management firm in Greater London is seeking a Software Engineer (Python) to help build their AI platform for leading financial firms. In this role, you'll develop and maintain Python-based systems, contribute to model orchestration, and work on core workflows. The ideal candidate should have over 4 years of experience in Python engineering and a solid understanding of cloud environments. This position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for significant impact and career growth.

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave

Private medical insurance

Competitive salary and benefits including equity

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Python engineering, ideally in AI platforms or ML infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in Python and backend engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with LLM orchestration and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve Python-based AI platform for core workflows.
• Develop model orchestration, data processing pipelines, and retrieval systems.
• Maintain high engineering standards through clean code and CI/CD.

Skills

Python engineering

Asynchronous programming

System design

Backend engineering fundamentals

High-performance APIs

Cloud environments (AWS preferred)

Job description

A leading AI wealth management firm in Greater London is seeking a Software Engineer (Python) to help build their AI platform for leading financial firms. In this role, you'll develop and maintain Python-based systems, contribute to model orchestration, and work on core workflows. The ideal candidate should have over 4 years of experience in Python engineering and a solid understanding of cloud environments. This position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for significant impact and career growth.