Average Python Developer salary in Manchester

About SynextraSynextra is a Microsoft-specialist Managed Service Provider headquartered in Warrington, operating as a premium partner to regulated mid-market organisations including law firms, financial services firms, and mortgage lenders. We're deliberately small - around 35 people -because we believe the best outcomes come from technical depth, not headcount. Our AI Services Division is growing fast, building and deploying intelligent solutions for clients across the UK. This is a chance to shape that function from the inside - the architecture, the standards, and the products.The RoleYou'll drive the technical architecture behind Synextra's AI platform - designing scalable systems, leading technical decisions across the Python and TypeScript stack, and designing solutions that run securely and cost-effectively within our Azure estate. This is a hands-on role at the intersection of software engineering and applied AI, where your architectural choices directly shape what we ship to clients.Day to day, you'll work across the full delivery lifecycle: designing multi-agent orchestration pipelines and RAG patterns on the backend, building performant React frontends that surface AI-driven insights, and collaborating with customers, product owners, and infrastructure specialists to integrate generative AI into real business workflows. You'll own end-to-end technical delivery on our most ambitious projects.This role suits someone who thrives on complex distributed systems problems, stays close to the rapidly evolving AI landscape, and wants genuine autonomy over how things get built. You'll also play a mentorship role - raising the engineering bar across the team and championing Responsible AI practices as we scale.ResponsibilitiesDesign scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant full-stack architectures that seamlessly blend traditional web services with generative AI components, ensuring high availability and resilience across Azure-hosted environmentsArchitect complex backend pipelines in Python, incorporating multi-agent systems, advanced RAG patterns, and prompt engineering strategies within Azure’s enterprise AI ecosystem (Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Document Intelligence)Establish and enforce best practices for the TypeScript/React frontend, ensuring a highly performant, accessible, and intuitive user experience for AI-driven tooling, including real-time streaming interfaces and interactive data visualisationsLead the configuration and optimisation of Azure cloud environments, establishing robust CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps, and ensuring cost-optimised use of Azure AI APIs, GPU compute, and container orchestration resourcesSet the standard for code quality through comprehensive code reviews, technical design documents, and architectural decision records; mentor junior and mid-level engineers to grow their capabilitieshampion Responsible AI practices including model evaluation, bias monitoring, content filtering, and compliance with data protection regulations; define and maintain guardrails for LLM-powered features in productionIdentifying patterns in recurring issues and engineering permanent solutionsContribute to technical pre-sales and client engagements by providing architectural guidance, solution design, and effort estimation for AI-driven projectsRequirementsEssential Technical Skills6+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of architecting and delivering complex applications from concept to productionExpert-level proficiency in Python for backend services, data pipelines, and AI integration, including frameworks such as FastAPI, Pydantic, and async patternsStrong proficiency in TypeScript and React for building production-grade frontends, with solid understanding of state management, performance optimisation, and modern component architecturesDeep practical knowledge of integrating and scaling LLM features in production environments, including managing token limits, latency budgets, model grounding, prompt engineering, and structured output parsingStrong understanding of full-stack system design principles including API design, microservices architecture, event-driven patterns, and distributed caching strategiesComfortable working with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery of production-grade codeExperience with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps), containerisation (Docker), and Infrastructure as Code concepts (Terraform preferred)Working familiarity with Azure cloud services — particularly Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, and Azure Container Apps — sufficient to design and deploy AI-driven solutions within our existing Azure estateDesirable Technical SkillsFamiliarity with LLMOps pipelines, including model versioning, evaluation frameworks, A/B testing, and automated prompt regression testingFamiliarity with multi-agent frameworks (e.g. Microsoft Agent Framework, LangGraph) and document intelligence pipelines for structured data extractionExperience with data engineering tooling such as Microsoft Fabric for building analytics and reporting pipelinesExperience implementing secure authentication and authorisation patterns (OAuth 2.0, managed identities) in cloud-native applicationsFamiliarity with container orchestration beyond basic Docker (e.g. Kubernetes, AKS)Personal QualitiesStrong architectural thinking with the ability to balance pragmatic delivery against long-term technical vision; comfortable making and communicating trade-off decisions.Genuine passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing; someone who raises the technical bar for the entire team rather than working in isolation.Intellectually curious and self-directed; stays current with the rapidly evolving AI an...

Python Developer, NumPy, Pandas, COR7433D This is a great time for a junior-to-mid-level Python Developer, to consider joining an established Oxfordshire-based scale-up in the Medtech sector.  The Python Developer will be joining a dedicated R&D team that leverage machine and deep learning for the computer vision and signal processing algorithms that underpin an innovative patient-monitoring platform, deployed in 100s of hospitals across the UK and US. Using existing Python skills to support the research, development, deployment and monitoring of deep-learning enabled products into hospitals, the Python Developer will work with a variety of technologies including the Python scientific stack (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, etc.), frameworks such as OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow and JAX, data pipeline tools such as Airflow or Prefect and data processing tools such as Spark or Databricks.   The Company The Python Developer will be joining a company whose platform has been scientifically proven to deliver safer, high-quality and efficient patient care, at an exciting time of growth and expansion into new markets.  As a well-funded scale-up, they offer an entrepreneurial team spirit, where you'll be contributing directly to the team's success.  Working predominantly remotely, you'd ideally be onsite a couple of times each month, although there will be other opportunities for meeting up as a team off-site. Benefits Predominantly remote working25 days' holiday, with the ability to purchase morePrivate health insurancePersonal Learning & Development budgetWellbeing days What’s required to be successful in this role? Demonstrable programming ability in Python, preferably within a data contextA STEM-related degreeSome experience with the Python scientific stack (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, etc.) is preferredExperience with Docker, GIT and Linux So What's Next? If you are an experienced Python Developer looking for your next technical challenge and the opportunity to further develop your skills; apply now for immediate consideration! Software Developer, Python Developer, Software Engineer, Python Corriculo Ltd acts as an employment agency and an employment business. #ChannelA #GB 

Job Title/Location: Pensions Developer, RemoteSalary: To £58,000Office/WFH: Fully remote (required to visit the London office 4 times a year)Requirements: Technical experience within a SQL database development environment, a proven understanding of relational databases & some understanding of pensions administration/payrollRole Snapshot: Play a key role in developing, configuring and supporting all software and systems used across an expanding businessExpanding current teams across the business with several new clients/schemes coming onboard through 2026, also leading to the development of new teams/roles.The Company: An established pensions business, recognised for investing in people, around 25% of the workforce work remotely, including this role.The Role: This Pensions Developer role will involve the analysis and manipulation of data using SQL Server & coding skills. You will work with Business Analysts on projects, developing efficient & effective IT solutions in accordance with the context provided by the business. Key responsibilities include:Writing and understanding Microsoft SQL. Writing SQL select and update statements, stored procedures and views using industry best practices for security and efficiency.Development of required data conversion routines. Planning how work is to be carried out to meet targets of the project or team task.Produce software assets in adherence to standards, working with Business Analysts and system users to develop solutions that support the intended purpose.Mapping data feeds into IntelliPen, which will include the use of IntelliFeed and SQL to interrogate, understand & document the required data to map.Develop solutions according to the brief and technical specifications. Work closely with other developers to integrate the applications according to standards and processes.Perform coding/system configuration to written technical specifications, becoming a specialist in the development of; Calculations, Workflows, Data reports, Document Production and Interfaces.Skills / Experience Required: For this Pensions Developer role you must have previous SQL development experience and a good understanding of pensions administration/payroll.Additional Information: Salary for the Pensions Developer role is to £58,000 + GPP pension, PMI, 25 days holiday and members of the GPP scheme also get Life Assurance & PHI. Please apply below.The Pensions Developer role is only one of many vacancies we are handling. ARC is a specialist within Financial Services recruitment and the Consultant handling this role has over 30 years of experience in this field. Areas of focus include administration, compliance, business analysis, customer service, project/programme management, paraplanners, sales support, marketing, underwriters and group risk/employee benefits related roles. Check the website and feel free to call Darren Snell at any time.