Technical Lead

Technical Lead AI / Full-Stack Engineering
Remote first (once a fortnight in London- can be more flexible if required) | Up to £120k + Bonus + Equity

Were working with a fast-growing, technology-led financial services business that is investing heavily in AI, product development and modern engineering.

Theyre looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to join their engineering team and help shape the technical direction of the platform while continuing to build software yourself.

This is a role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, getting stuck into the code and having genuine influence over what gets built.

What Youll Do
Design, build and ship customer-facing applications, APIs and internal platforms.
Remain hands-on with coding, testing, architecture and code reviews.
Build AI-enabled products using LLMs, RAG, agents and model APIs.
Take AI ideas from rapid prototypes through to reliable production systems.
Work across Python, React/TypeScript, Django, FastAPI, PostgreSQL and AWS.
Improve architecture, engineering standards and delivery practices.
Work closely with product, business and engineering stakeholders to solve complex problems.
Mentor and support engineers through pairing, reviews and technical guidance.
Make pragmatic decisions around scalability, security, reliability and maintainability.

Technology
Python | React | TypeScript | Django | FastAPI | PostgreSQL | AWS | Docker | REST APIs | CI/CD | Git
AI experience across LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows, embeddings, prompt design or model evaluation is particularly valuable.

What Theyre Looking For
510 years' commercial software engineering experience.
Strong, recent hands-onPython development.
Strong full-stack capability, ideally including React/TypeScript.
Experience building and operating production systems in AWS.
Solid understanding of software architecture and distributed systems.
Practical experience building with AI/LLMs rather than purely theoretical knowledge.
Experience taking ownership of complex technical problems.
Ability to influence technical direction without needing formal authority.
Clear communication and a calm, pragmatic approach.
Financial services or FinTech experience is useful but not essential.

Why Join?
This is a chance to join at a point where AI is becoming a core part of the product strategy, giving you the opportunity to work on technology with a tangible customer impact.
Youll have significant technical ownership, plenty of hands-on engineering, exposure to senior stakeholders and a clear route towards Principal Engineering, Architecture or wider technical leadership.
The environment is collaborative, ambitious and flexible, with plenty of scope to influence how the technology evolves.

Package
Up to £120,000
Annual performance bonus
Equity / growth shares
30 days' holiday + bank holidays

If you're a Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer or Technical Lead who wants to stay hands-on while taking greater ownership of architecture and AI-enabled products, this could be a strong next step.

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