python backend engineer jobs in City of Edinburgh

You will be responsible for the entirety of the back end features of the products.

You will be in charge of building scalable backend services and awesome messaging queues.

You will be responsible for developing a Python-based back end platform that's handling 100,000+s of interactions daily.

Python Engineer | 6 Month Contract | (Outside IR35) | Remote, Edinburgh | Starting ASAP Day Rate: Market Rates About the role: The organisation has restructured its IT software delivery to align with key business domains, aiming for enduring development teams with clear product ownership. A dedicated team has been formed to advance digital registration automation by analysing the problem...

You will be working closely with the Machine Learning team; however, you are not required or expected to have background in Machine Learning. This is an applied role, and we are looking to hire a software engineer with experience in cloud computing and distributed systems. In this role, you will:

A leading open-source software provider is seeking a Lead Python Software Engineer to enhance engineering quality and drive innovations. The role involves developing Python-based solutions, collaborating closely with engineering teams, and mentoring peers. Candidates are expected to have a strong technical background and the ability to work in a distributed environment. The position offers a...

Role/Job Title: Software Engineer Python Work Location: Edinburgh Mode of Working (Hybrid/Office Based): Office BasedThe RoleWe are seeking an experienced and hands-on developer who is well-versed in developing applications using the Python language for the Power Utilities domain.Responsibilities: - Proficient in developing applications in Python - Strong understanding of software development...

Python Scraping Engineer Location: Fully remote Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 The Opportunity I'm looking for a Python Scraping Engineer to join a growing AI-focused data team. What You’ll Do - Design, build, and maintain large-scale production web scrapers - Tackle advanced anti-bot and detection systems - Work with browser automation and dynamic, JavaScript-heavy sites - Improve scraper...

Python Engineer Duration - 6months with possible extensions Location - Remote with occasional trip to Edinburgh/ Glasgow office Day rate - circa £500 OUTSIDE ir35 One of our public sector clients is looking for an experienced Python Engineer to join their team and provide hands-on technical leadership. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge document processing and machine...

About Prighter Prighter is a fast-growing LegalTech company building productised services and SaaS solutions for compliance with data protection as well as AI & digital governance regulations. With the mission to enable companies around the world to comply with regulatory requirements for their digital business, our services and SaaS solutions guide our global clients through the increasingly...

Senior Backend Developer (.NET | AI-First SaaS Platform) Compensation: Competitive, based on location and experience Location: UK or Turkey (Hybrid – Office & Remote) Keepnet is an AI-driven SaaS platform experiencing strong, sustained growth in the UK with growing global momentum, helping organisations manage human cyber risk at scale. With Agentic AI live in production, Keepnet runs...

Python Developer Duration: 6-month contract Day Rate: £425 (Outside IR35) Location: Remote - UK Based Client Start Date: ASAP Are you actively looking for a new Python contract? A fast-growing AI start-up is looking for Python engineers to help deliver AI-driven workflows and virtual agent systems for their customers. This is a short-term, hands-on role to support their implementation team...

Who We Are Addepar is a global technology and data company that helps investment professionals provide the most informed, precise guidance for their clients. Hundreds of thousands of users have entrusted Addepar to empower smarter investment decisions and better advice over the last decade. With client presence in more than 50 countries, Addepar's platform aggregates portfolio, market and client...

Multi-Agent LLM Systems Remote (MUST BE IN EUROPE) We’re partnering with a venture-backed startup led by a founder who has built and taken two technology companies to IPO, now assembling a world-class team to tackle one of the most impactful problems in applied AI. The company is developing a voice-enabled AI copilot used by professionals to eliminate the friction from documentation and...

TalentCo are delighted to be partnering with an established PE-backed tech company looking to hire several high-calibre AI Engineer into their UK business, as they build a new Conversational AI platform from the ground up. These hires will be based predominantly from home, with occasional trips to their HQ just north of London, but with plenty of flexibility to suit individual...

We’re working with a forward-thinking digital product organisation on a mission to become truly AI-native — not just by adopting tools, but by transforming how software is designed, built, and delivered. They’re looking for a Senior AI Enablement Engineer to play a pivotal role in redefining modern engineering practice through AI-assisted development. This is a hands-on senior engineering role...

I'm partnered with an early-stage, post-revenue AI startup is building an end-to-end operating system to help businesses detect and resolve complex B2B issues before they become costly or disruptive. The product is already being used by large enterprises across multiple industries, and demand is growing fast - hence this hire! Backed by a top-tier European venture fund, the company is tackling a...

Location: Fully Remote UK, Ireland, Portugal Package: £90k – £130k + High Equity + Solid Benefits The Stack: Python (FastAPI), Go, TypeScript, Next.js, GCP, Temporal The Mission: Fixing the "Plumbing" of Healthcare Healthcare data is a mess of fragmented lab results, wearable pings, and antiquated doctor-patient silos. This company is building the API-first infrastructure layer that makes...

Join OCI’s Edge Security team as a Principal Engineer to architect and deliver cloud-scale DDoS protection. You’ll lead design for high-performance detection and mitigation systems, drive automation and operational excellence, and set the technical direction for customer-facing DDoS capabilities across OCI’s global edge. This role requires deep expertise in Linux networking data path and...

Software Engineer – £65,000–£85,000 + Equity – Remote (UK) - London office if preferred The Opportunity 💻 Join a fast-growing, AI-native software company building workflow automation tools used daily by thousands of professionals across people-heavy industries. The platform removes manual, repetitive work through AI, automation and thoughtful product design, helping teams move faster and focus...

You will design and deliver intelligent agentic workflows, leveraging frontier LLMs. Working with their data scientists and backend engineers, you’ll be responsible for making unstructured legal data usable, scalable, and impactful. This is not a prototyping role — you’ll ship well-engineered, production-ready systems that directly impact customers.

Lead Python Software Engineer, Commercial Systems2 days ago – Be among the first 25 applicantsCanonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and Io T. Our customers include the...