Lead AI Engineer
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Permanent
- £80,000 - £130,000 per annum
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Full job descriptionLead AI EngineerLocation: London (Hybrid – minimum 3 days in the office)
An exciting opportunity for a hands-on Lead AI Engineer to join a growing technology business undergoing an AI-first transformation.
This is a newly created role where you’ll lead a small engineering team while remaining hands-on with coding, architecture and technical decision-making. Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll help shape engineering strategy, drive AI adoption across the development function, and build a modern product engineering culture focused on speed, innovation and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities*Lead and mentor a small engineering team.
*Drive AI-assisted software development and engineering best practice.
*Remain hands-on with coding, architecture and code reviews.
*Improve existing systems, tooling and development processes.
*Build secure, AI-ready data foundations.
*Work closely with stakeholders to rapidly deliver new features.
*Support the growth of the engineering team through future hiring.
About You*Strong hands-on software engineering background.
*Experience with technologies such as .NET, Java, Python or TypeScript.
*Practical experience using AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex or similar.
*Previous experience leading or mentoring developers.
*Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs and modern engineering practices.
*A proactive, product-focused mindset with excellent stakeholder communication skills.
An exciting opportunity for a hands-on Lead AI Engineer to join a growing technology business undergoing an AI-first transformation.
This is a newly created role where you’ll lead a small engineering team while remaining hands-on with coding, architecture and technical decision-making. Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll help shape engineering strategy, drive AI adoption across the development function, and build a modern product engineering culture focused on speed, innovation and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities*Lead and mentor a small engineering team.
*Drive AI-assisted software development and engineering best practice.
*Remain hands-on with coding, architecture and code reviews.
*Improve existing systems, tooling and development processes.
*Build secure, AI-ready data foundations.
*Work closely with stakeholders to rapidly deliver new features.
*Support the growth of the engineering team through future hiring.
About You*Strong hands-on software engineering background.
*Experience with technologies such as .NET, Java, Python or TypeScript.
*Practical experience using AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex or similar.
*Previous experience leading or mentoring developers.
*Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs and modern engineering practices.
*A proactive, product-focused mindset with excellent stakeholder communication skills.
Job number 3988629
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Focus Search & Selection was founded in 2003. Soon after, the business established itself as a niche financial services industry specialist in search ...