Senior Python Engineer — Onsite Cambridge Data Lab

LanceSoft UK; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LanceSoft UK in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a contract software engineer to maintain and expand software in our data collection lab. The role is a 12-month onsite assignment in Cambridgeshire, involving device integration and data processing.

You will collaborate with an international team of engineers and researchers to scope, design and implement scalable backend services using Python, FastAPI, and distributed systems, ensuring reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of professional programming experience.
• Proficient in Python with large projects.
• Proficiency in Linux and shell scripting.
• Experience with cross-platform distributed (RESTful) systems.
• Experience with FastAPI or similar Python backend frameworks.
• Knowledge of time synchronization.
• Experience with hardware multimedia sensors.
• Knowledge of audio, image and video formats.
• Experience with relational and graph/NoSQL databases.
• Experience with testing frameworks and strategies.
• Experience with Windows administration.
• Strong Python backend development and data processing.
• Networking: IP, VLANs, topology.

Responsibilities

• Develop software to work with prototype wearable devices.
• Improve data collection reliability and accuracy.
• Work with audio, video, inertial and other modalities.
• Deploy, test and evaluate upgrades to the distributed data collection platform.
• Build and maintain systems for monitoring health and status.
• Enhance tooling for data validation and processing.
• Work onsite to debug problems and perform root cause analyses.
• Collaborate with engineers to scope, design and estimate work.
• Promote best practices across engineering and research teams.

Skills

Python

Linux

Shell scripting

Distributed systems

Networking

RESTful

Backend development

Data processing

Education

BS Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

FastAPI

Job description

LanceSoft UK in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a contract software engineer to maintain and expand software in our data collection lab. The role is a 12-month onsite assignment in Cambridgeshire, involving device integration and data processing.

You will collaborate with an international team of engineers and researchers to scope, design and implement scalable backend services using Python, FastAPI, and distributed systems, ensuring reliability and performance.