Python / ML - Software Developer

Location Cambridgeshire
Discipline: Technology
Job type: Contract
Salary: £10000 - £115000 per annum
Contact name: Som Rajendra

Contact email: som@principlehr.com
Job ref: 36115
Published: about 6 hours ago
Startdate: ASAP

This role is for a hands-on Python engineer who enjoys building systems and tools that ML researchers rely on to run experiments at scale.

No people management.
No product features.
Pure engineering.

What's in it for you

  • £98k-£110k PAYE (inside IR35)
  • 12-month contract + potential extension
  • Fully on-site in Cambridge (hardware-heavy environment)
  • Work closely with ML researchers and infra teams

What you'll do

  • Build and improve Python-based ML tooling and pipelines
  • Support and scale distributed compute workflows
  • Fix, optimise, and own internal systems used daily by ML teams

What we're looking for

  • Strong Python software engineer (4+ years)
  • Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Exposure to distributed systems / large-scale compute
  • Comfortable building tools for other engineers or researchers

Interested?
If you like owning systems and solving real engineering problems, let's talk.