Senior Software Engineer

eTeam; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm in Sheffield is looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to lead a team focused on advancing internal generative AI initiatives. The candidate will innovate processes such as meeting scheduling and invoicing using cutting-edge software. Essential qualifications include 7-10 years of backend engineering experience, proficiency in Python and REST frameworks, and familiarity with AWS or Azure. The role offers an opportunity to impact AI solutions across the firm within a collaborative and results-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of extensive IT experience, with strong command of backend engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python and knowledge of popular REST frameworks.
• Familiarity with AWS or Azure, including deploying applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse group of engineers to advance internal Firm GenAI initiatives.
• Develop, support, maintain, and implement complex software components.
• Deploy, configure, and manage applications on the AWS cloud platform.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

REST frameworks (FastAPI or Flask)

SQL databases (PostgreSQL)

AWS or Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CICD

Generative AI systems

GitHub

Interpersonal communication

Job description

You’ll work with the Client's team focused on our internal Firm GenAI initiatives. Our team is distributed across multiple locations, including offices in North America, Europe, and Latin America. The team is dedicated to advancing the capabilities and applications of Generative AI within our firm, driving innovation, and delivering impactful AI solutions.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Software Engineer II on the team, you will lead a diverse group of engineers to advance our internal Firm GenAI initiatives. Your role will focus on revolutionizing processes such as meeting scheduling, invoicing, and time management with cutting‑edge software.

You will bridge the development team and the broader ecosystem, driving the creation of new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Your responsibilities include developing, supporting, maintaining, and implementing complex software components, and solving novel problems using standard programming concepts and principles.

Additionally, you will deploy, configure, and manage applications on the AWS cloud platform, handling resource provisioning, infrastructure as code, and performance optimization. You will also identify and resolve technical issues, debug code, troubleshoot infrastructure problems, and enhance performance.

Upholding software engineering best practices, you will ensure adherence to architectural strategies, standards, and roadmaps. Your leadership and technical expertise will be crucial in driving the success of the team and delivering impactful AI solutions across the firm.

Skills

Need Agentic Development Experience.

• 7-10 years of extensive IT experience, with strong command of backend engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python and knowledge of popular REST frameworks like FastAPI or Flask.
• Expertise with SQL databases, particularly PostgreSQL or cloud equivalent such as Amazon RDS.
• Familiarity with cloud providers such as AWS or Azure, including deploying and managing applications on these platforms.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and CICD.
• Understanding of novel generative artificial intelligence systems and processes, with the ability to apply them to real-world problems.
• Experience with Bolt for Slack or Outlook plugin system is a plus.
• Experience with leading, mentoring and developing software engineers.
• Proficient in using GitHub for version control and code collaboration.
• Collaborate with product teams and tech leaders to define clear specifications for the team to develop.
• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and results‑oriented environment within the team.
• Strong interpersonal, written/verbal communication skills.

Senior Software Engineer • Sheffield, UK