Senior Python Backend Engineer - AI Cybersecurity R&D

Client Server; Cambourne; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Enhanced parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

23 days holiday + birthday

Charity giving schemes

Personal training budgets

Job summary

Client Server is seeking a Senior Python Developer in Cambridge to join a Greenfield platform addressing AI-driven cyber threats. You will design and build high-performance Python backends, with opportunities to work in Rust, TypeScript and C++ within a fast-paced R&D team.

You will join a talented group in the Cambridge office, working hybrid twice weekly, with a strong emphasis on engineering excellence, prototyping, and production-ready systems that impact real-world security.

Qualifications

• Advanced Python and backend experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Degree in a STEM discipline.
• Experience with Rust/TypeScript/C++ is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance Python backend services.
• Contribute to greenfield platform design and implementation.
• Shape product and underlying technology in a collaborative R&D environment.
• Own features from prototype to production.

Skills

Advanced Python

Backend engineering

Problem solving

Learning agility

Software best practices

Education

STEM degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Rust

TypeScript

C++

Job description

Client Server is seeking a Senior Python Developer in Cambridge to join a Greenfield platform addressing AI-driven cyber threats. You will design and build high-performance Python backends, with opportunities to work in Rust, TypeScript and C++ within a fast-paced R&D team.

You will join a talented group in the Cambridge office, working hybrid twice weekly, with a strong emphasis on engineering excellence, prototyping, and production-ready systems that impact real-world security.