Technical Lead

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for 5-10 years commercial software engineering experience.
• Strong, recent hands-on Python 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Django
• FastAPI
• Support
• PostgreSQL
• Python
• RAG
• React
• Security
• TypeScript
• Cloud
• CI/CD
• Docker
• Git
• REST

More:

We are a fast-growing, technology-led financial services business investing heavily in AI, product development and modern engineering. This is a remote-first role with occasional time in London, and we offer up to £120,000, an annual performance bonus, equity or growth shares, and 30 days holiday plus bank holidays. You will join a collaborative, ambitious and flexible environment with significant technical ownership, exposure to senior stakeholders and a clear route towards Principal Engineering, Architecture or wider technical leadership. The role offers the chance to help shape the technical direction of our platform while staying hands-on and working on technology with tangible customer impact.

last updated 39 week of 2026