Python Engineer

Python Engineer - Automation 6 months, Outside IR35, £525 per day.

Hybrid working. Edinburgh or Glasgow based.

Parity Group are delighted to partner with our client, a prestigious public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a Python Engineer on an initial 6-month contractual basis. Hybrid working, you will be required to attend client offices in either Glasgow or Edinburgh on a weekly basis.

Our client is looking for an experienced Python Engineer to join their Land Registration Automation team. You'll work at the forefront of AI/ML, OCR, and Large Language Models (LLMs) to deliver automation that transforms how our client's land register is managed.

This is a chance to apply your technical expertise to real-world, high-impact problem, from document analysis and automation of casework, to scaling AI-powered services for production use.

What You'll Do

• Develop and enhance our automation services using OCR, Object Detection, and LLMs.
• Build and maintain Python-based AI/ML components for large-scale document processing.
• Research, prototype, and productionise new automation opportunities.
• Ensure high-quality, secure, and sustainable code through testing and best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, domain experts, and stakeholders in an agile delivery team.
• Contribute to disaster recovery and ongoing operational support.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in AI/ML solutions: OCR, Object Detection, and LLMs.
• Hands-on with Python 3.9+, plus libraries such as Transformers (Hugging Face), PyTorch, OpenCV, Pillow, YOLO.
• Strong background in data processing (Pandas, NumPy, SQLAlchemy/psycopg2).
• AWS cloud skills, including Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, CDK, SQS, and containerised AI deployments (EKS/ECS/Kubernetes).
• Building and deploying APIs with FastAPI.
• Agile practices: TDD, pair programming, CI/CD, and monitoring (Grafana/CloudWatch).

Desirable Skills

• Advanced ML/AI model deployment experience.
• Expertise in scaling document automation and computer vision systems.

Why Join Us?

• Work with cutting-edge AI/ML technologies on meaningful, national-scale challenges.
• Be part of a collaborative, agile team that values innovation and knowledge sharing.
• Hybrid working with occasional visits to Edinburgh or Glasgow offices.

If this sounds like the role for you then do not hesitate to get in touch with me, Lynne Strang, for more information or simply click on the apply button.

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