Lead Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Establish the technical vision for the product squad.

• Take ownership of architectural choices and manage technical risks.

• Act as the engineering representative on the Architecture Review Board.

• Lead the integration of AI coding tools throughout the complete software development lifecycle.

• Produce production-grade full-stack code utilizing Node.js or Python backends, event-driven AWS architecture, and React.

• Guide and develop engineers in both AI and full-stack areas.

• Work alongside platform teams and contribute reusable design patterns.

• Ensure that delivered software is compliant by design, auditable, and appropriate for FCA-regulated financial services.

• Influence product, platform, engineering methodologies, and technical direction as a senior technical leader.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience, including significant time spent building and operating AI systems in a production environment.

• Experience in technical leadership, providing direction, making architectural choices, mentoring engineers, and shaping team practices.

• Strong hands-on skills in AI/LLM, including prompt engineering, RAG, model evaluation, and agent frameworks.

• Extensive expertise in TypeScript and Node.js.

• Solid experience with React.

• Familiarity with Python is advantageous.

• Experience in cloud-native development on AWS, including serverless, event-driven architecture, and Lambda.

• Curiosity about advancements in AI and the ability to evaluate technologies critically.

• A strong commitment to auditability, compliance, and responsible software development.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first working model across the UK.

• Work abroad policy.

• Access to co-working spaces.

• 34 days of holiday, including flexible bank holidays.

• Day off on your birthday.

• Company-wide off-site events.

• Optional Personal Development Plan.

• Flexible benefits platform.

• Life Insurance.

• Income protection.

• Critical illness cover.

• Pension plan with up to 5% matched employer contributions and options for increased contributions.

• Private health and dental care.

• Potential share options.

• Enhanced family leave.