Senior Python Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland.

📋 Description

• Create, develop, test, and sustain robust, scalable Python applications and services.

• Contribute to software architecture, technical design, engineering best practices, and delivery methodologies.

• Design and incorporate AI functionalities into applications and business processes.

• Choose AI models and methodologies suitable for each specific challenge.

• Engage with APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.

• Evaluate complex technical and business requirements and convert them into effective software solutions.

• Collaborate with architects, developers, QA engineers, product owners, and client stakeholders.

• Take part in technical discussions, code reviews, and mentor fellow developers.

• Convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Assist with cloud-based deployments and contemporary DevOps practices.

• Maintain a strong emphasis on security, scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Authentic expertise in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies.

• Proficient Python development experience.

• Comprehensive knowledge of modern software engineering technologies, including backend, frontend, databases, cloud, and AI.

• Experience in creating and deploying AI-enabled applications or operational workflows.

• Practical experience with various LLM models or model families, utilizing platforms like OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar providers.

• Hands-on experience across multiple AI use cases, such as document extraction, knowledge retrieval, workflow automation, classification, or AI-assisted decision support.

• Ability to evaluate models based on task suitability, quality, cost, latency, and data-handling requirements.

• Experience in prompt design, structured outputs, model APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, tool/function calling, or agent workflows.

• Experience in assessing AI outputs against representative test cases, managing failure scenarios, and defining suitable human review processes.

• Awareness of privacy, security, and AI limitations when dealing with sensitive client information.

• Effective use of AI-assisted development tools while taking personal responsibility for code quality, testing, and technical comprehension.

• Ability to translate business requirements into precise technical specifications and articulate business value.

• Strong listening and questioning capabilities, including the ability to clarify ambiguities and respectfully challenge assumptions.

• Skill in communicating complex topics simply and adjusting detail according to the audience.

• Proactive management of progress updates, risks, decisions, and follow-through.

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

• Over 10 years of professional software development experience, with significant expertise in Python.

• Proven experience in delivering production-quality software.

• Experience in consulting, client-facing, or multi-project environments is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Minimum 6-month engagement with the possibility of extension.

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge software solutions, AI, cloud, and modern DevOps technologies.

• Collaboration with a diverse range of clients in the US, EU, and UK across the insurance, healthcare, and retail sectors.