AI Tech Lead Developer

Salary: £40,000 - 60,000 per year Requirements: • Strong commercial software engineering experience and hands-on Generative AI development expertise • Experience leading technical teams • Strong Python, Java, and FastAPI development experience • Experience with Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Large Language Models • Experience with RAG architectures, prompt orchestration, and LLM integration • AWS cloud engineering experience, particularly with Bedrock and AgentCore • Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and engineering automation • Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems • Technical leadership and mentoring experience • Experience delivering secure, production-grade applications • Experience with Terraform, GitOps, Kong API Gateway, vector search, SQL/NoSQL databases, or AI evaluation tools such as Arize or Promptfoo would be useful • Experience in financial services, insurance, or other regulated environments would be beneficial • Ideally, 12+ years of commercial experience and availability immediately or within four weeks Responsibilities: • Lead a team of AI Developers delivering enterprise-grade Generative and Agentic AI solutions • Design and develop Python and Java services, APIs, and AI components • Build LLM integrations, RAG architectures, and agent-based workflows • Develop prompt orchestration, output validation, and AI evaluation capabilities • Work with AWS services including Bedrock, AgentCore, EKS, EC2, S3, and SQS • Design CI/CD pipelines, automation, and DevOps practices • Integrate AI services with enterprise security and observability frameworks • Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to establish reusable patterns and engineering standards • Provide technical guidance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance Technologies: • Agentic AI • AI • API • AWS • CI/CD • Cloud • DevOps • EC2 • FastAPI • GitOps • Java • LLM • NoSQL • Python • RAG • SQL • Security • Terraform • microservices More: We are a technology consultancy delivering enterprise-scale Generative and Agentic AI solutions for a major financial services client. This is a permanent AI Tech Lead Developer role in London, with hybrid working and three days per week onsite. The salary is £75,000–£85,000 plus benefits. Youll work alongside experienced architects, platform engineers, and development teams, leading delivery while remaining hands-on. We offer the opportunity to lead enterprise-scale AI development, work with modern Generative and Agentic AI technologies, and collaborate with experienced AI engineers, architects, and platform specialists. last updated 41 week of 2026