Software engineer, generative AI (UK) in City of London

📐 About this role

We are seeking a talented software engineer with generative AI experience who is deeply proficient with python and typescript to join our dynamic and growing team at Writer. As a key member of our engineering team, you will play a crucial role in building the genAI software. Your primary focus will be on developing a state-of-the-art platform that harnesses generative AI technologies and you will deliver seamless and scalable solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain features that enhance the user experience, drive product growth, establish best practices, and integrate cutting-edge AI capabilities.

🦸🏻♀️ Your responsibilities

• Design and develop robust and scalable generative AI services using Python and open source frameworks such as Writer Agent Builder, LangChain, and n8n.
• Implement responsive and user-friendly frontend interfaces, leveraging technologies like React, TypeScript, and modern web frameworks.
• Work with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure to deploy and scale applications.
• Develop and integrate high-performance, low-latency APIs for AI-driven features.
• Ensure code quality through testing, peer reviews, and continuous integration.
• Collaborate with the team to build, and maintain generative AI agents.
• Participate in architectural design discussions and promote engineering best practices.
• Continuously improve the application’s performance, scalability, and maintainability.

⭐️ Is This You?

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering at expert level with Python
• Experience building web applications using FastAPI and Asyncio
• Experience building with generative AI applications in production environments.
• Expertise with microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of database technologies such as PostgreSQL and vector databases as Elastic, Pinecone, Weaviate, or similar.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with MCP, devtools, AI agents, or contributed to open source
• You are committed to writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code, following best practices in software development.
• You enjoy solving complex problems and continuously improving the performance and scalability of systems.
• You thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with cross-functional teams to build impactful features.
• Proven ability to help teams adopt technical best practices.

*Note: 5 years experience is minimum experience, but we are open to seniority (Senior, Staff, Senior Staff, etc).

🍩 Benefits & perks (UK full-time employees):

• Generous PTO, plus company holidays
• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)
• Fertility and family planning support
• Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
• Competitive pension scheme and company contribution
• Annual work-life stipends for:
  • Home office setup, cell phone, internet
  • Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
  • Learning and development stipend
• Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
• Competitive compensation and company stock options