Senior Python Developer

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🇮🇪 Ireland – Remote

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🔙 Backend Engineer

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8 West Consulting

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2017

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

8 West Consulting is an ISO 27001 certified, award-winning enterprise software development company based in Cork, Ireland. With a team of over 220 professionals and a 25-year history, 8 West specializes in delivering innovative software solutions for businesses, ensuring on-time delivery and consistent quality in their services.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, test, and maintain robust, scalable Python applications and services • Contribute to software architecture, technical design, engineering best practices, and delivery practices • Design and integrate AI capabilities into applications and business workflows • Select AI models and approaches appropriate to each problem • Work with APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures • Analyze complex technical and business requirements and translate them into effective software solutions • Collaborate with architects, developers, QA engineers, product owners, and client stakeholders • Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, and mentoring of other developers • Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences • Support cloud-based deployments and modern DevOps practices • Maintain focus on security, scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability

🎯 Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong problem-solving ability • Genuine capability in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies • Strong Python development experience • Broad understanding of modern software engineering technologies across backend, frontend, databases, cloud, and AI • Experience building and delivering AI-enabled applications or operational workflows • Hands-on experience with multiple LLM models or model families, using platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or equivalent providers • Practical experience across more than one AI use case, such as document extraction, knowledge retrieval, workflow automation, classification, or AI-assisted decision support • Ability to compare models based on task suitability, quality, cost, latency, and data-handling requirements • Experience with prompt design, structured outputs, model APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, tool/function calling, or agent workflows • Experience evaluating AI outputs against representative test cases, handling failure scenarios, and defining appropriate human review • Understanding of privacy, security, and AI limitations when working with sensitive client information • Effective use of AI-assisted development tools with personal ownership of code quality, testing, and technical understanding • Ability to translate business needs into clear technical requirements and explain business value • Strong listening and questioning skills, including clarifying ambiguity and respectfully challenging assumptions • Ability to communicate complex topics simply and adapt detail to the audience • Proactive ownership of progress updates, risks, decisions, and follow-through • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline is desirable • 10+ years of professional software development experience, with significant Python experience • Demonstrable experience delivering production-quality software • Experience in consulting, client-facing, or multi-project environments is advantageous

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement • Minimum 6-month engagement with potential for extension • Opportunity to work with leading-edge software solutions, AI, cloud, and modern DevOps technologies • Collaboration with diverse US, EU, and UK-based clients across insurance, healthcare, and retail sectors