Remote Python Engineer — AI Systems & Data

Alignerr; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Contract-based

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking an advanced Python Software Engineer to help build and refine AI-powered systems. You will write production-quality Python, analyze complex datasets, and optimize SQL queries for real-world workflows.

This remote, hourly contract role offers flexible hours and the chance to work with leading research labs on challenging data problems. You’ll collaborate with clients in a consulting-like capacity, translate ambiguous requirements into robust technical solutions, and contribute

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Advanced Python proficiency with clean architecture and debugging.
• Strong data analysis with real-world datasets.
• Solid SQL skills including complex joins and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize advanced Python code for production-level systems.
• Analyze and manipulate structured datasets to support engineering and modeling workflows.
• Write and optimize SQL queries to extract, transform, and validate data.
• Review, debug, and improve existing codebases for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Translate ambiguous, high-level requirements into concrete, well-reasoned technical solutions.
• Apply consulting-style problem solving — evaluate tradeoffs and recommend best-fit approaches.
• Document assumptions, decisions, and implementation details clearly and precisely.
• Evaluate AI-generated code and analytical outputs for correctness and quality.

Skills

Advanced Python

Data analysis

SQL

Consulting experience

Software engineering

Job description

Alignerr is seeking an advanced Python Software Engineer to help build and refine AI-powered systems. You will write production-quality Python, analyze complex datasets, and optimize SQL queries for real-world workflows.

This remote, hourly contract role offers flexible hours and the chance to work with leading research labs on challenging data problems. You’ll collaborate with clients in a consulting-like capacity, translate ambiguous requirements into robust technical solutions, and contribute