AI Developer

ShortList Recruitment Limited

Chester

On-site

GBP 63,000 - 77,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading tech recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Python Developer to work remotely with a market-leading firm. You'll enhance an AI voice assistant platform, focusing on real-time voice processing and integrations. The ideal candidate will have strong Python skills, familiarity with Docker, and knowledge of AWS/Azure. This full-time role offers a competitive salary around £70,000, with flexibility for those with relevant experience.

Qualifications

Strong experience with Python programming and development practices.
Experience with Docker and containerised applications.
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain core components of a large-scale Python-based AI agent platform.
Work on voice processing, agent orchestration, and API integrations.
Improve performance, reliability, and scalability across the system.

Skills

Python

asyncio

concurrency

Docker

MongoDB

REST API

pytest

Git

LLM prompt design

AWS

Azure

task scheduling

frontend experience (Vue, Streamlit)

speech-to-text SDKs

voice/SMS APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

ShortList Recruitment Limited provided pay range

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Base pay range

Python Developer

Remote

ShortList Recruitment has an exciting opportunity for a Python Developer to join a market-leading tech firm on a remote‑first basis.

An established tech‑led business is expanding its production‑scale AI voice assistant platform and is looking for an experienced Python Developer to help enhance and grow the system. You’ll work across real‑time voice processing, agent logic and integrations that power thousands of interactions daily.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain core components of a large‑scale Python‑based AI agent platform
Work on voice processing, agent orchestration, task scheduling and API integrations
Improve performance, reliability and scalability across the system
Follow secure development and data governance best practices
Experience with telephony or voice/SMS APIs
Experience with speech‑to‑text / text‑to‑speech SDKs
Strong experience with Python, including asyncio and concurrency
Experience with Docker, containerised applications and MongoDB
Knowledge of REST API development and integrating external services
Experience with pytest, Git and modern engineering practices
Practical experience with LLM prompt design and optimisation
Strong understanding of security principles and safe data handling
Exposure to commercial LLM platforms or inference engines
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with observability tools used in AI/LLM environments
Experience with task schedulers, cron jobs or webhook‑based workflows
Optional frontend experience (e.g. Vue, Streamlit)

The Python Developer role is remote‑first, with ad hoc visits to the Chester‑based office. The role is paying circa £70,000 with some flex for the right individual with Voice experience.

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