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Tech Lead - Python & AI
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About this role
Role overview
Lead engineering teams delivering client software projects, combining technical direction and people leadership with hands-on problem solving. You will translate business needs into secure, scalable applications and guide delivery across architecture, implementation, and operations, with a particular focus on Python and AI-enabled systems.
Responsibilities - Lead and mentor engineers, providing technical guidance and, where applicable, line management. - Own project delivery and identify blockers early so teams can keep making progress. - Work directly with clients to clarify requirements and turn them into technical plans. - Make architecture decisions that support scale, security, and maintainability. - Set expectations for software engineering, DevOps, and agile practices, including testing and code quality. - Keep clients and leadership informed about delivery progress and decisions.
Requirements - Significant software engineering experience, including at least two years leading projects and mentoring as a technical lead. - Professional Python experience and experience building AI applications with agent frameworks or platforms. - Client-facing experience gathering and translating technical requirements. - Practical Kubernetes experience, plus CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code skills such as Terraform and Helm. - Observability experience, including OpenTelemetry or related tooling, and strong knowledge of testing, Git, agile methods, and design patterns. - Understanding of cloud and DevOps practices, operational monitoring, performance, security, accessibility, and privacy requirements; strong people skills.
Benefits and work setup
This is a permanent, full-time opportunity for UK-based candidates who can work without sponsorship. Client-site travel is required, with expenses covered. The role is remote and flexible, with a salary starting at £90,000 plus bonus and benefits. Listed benefits include annual profit-sharing, 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays, a workspace allowance, development support, private healthcare, pension matching, and insurance cover.