Software engineer, generative AI (UK)

📐 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