Python Developer, Manchester

Job Description: Perm | Up to£50,000 | Stock Options Python AI Developer Gloucestershire - Flexible working arrangements We have partnered with an early-stage AI startup building intelligent software for manufacturing businesses. They're looking for a Founding Software Engineer to join at a genuinely early stage and help shape both the product and wider technical direction of the business as they scale, with growth to CTO level on offer.The role is ideal for someone who enjoys ownership, ambiguity, building from scratch, and solving real-world operational problems with AI. What you'll be working on: Building AI-powered platforms and workflow tooling for industrial and engineering environments Developing APIs, integrations, and backend systems connecting operational data into AI-driven productsWorking across AI agents, RAG pipelines, embeddings, vector databases, and LLM orchestration Designing scalable cloud-native infrastructure within AWS Building customer-facing product functionality across frontend and backend systems Helping shape architecture, engineering standards, deployment processes, and long-term technical directionWorking directly with founders and customers to turn operational problems into product solutions Tech environment: Python (~60% of codebase) TypeScript / JavaScript / Node.js / FastAPI AWS REST APIs Vector databases AI agents / LLM integrations / RAG CI/CD and cloud infrastructure They're looking for someone who:Enjoys startup environments and ownership-heavy roles Can operate across frontend + backend engineering Has experience building production software and APIs Is excited by AI products and modern LLM tooling Communicates well with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Wants to help build a company, not just contribute codeThis would suit someone who wants to get in early, build something meaningful, and grow alongside an ambitious AI-first business.£35000 - £50000 / year Talent International UK and it's subsidiaries, Digital Gurus, Infinite Talent and Rethink act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this opportunity, you accept the TandC's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at talentinternational.co.ukTPBN1_UKTJ