AI Technical Lead

AI Technical Lead£70,000 - £80,000 + bonus | Mostly remoteThe opportunityJoin an established software business at the beginning of a major AI transformation and take technical ownership of its new AI capability.This isn''t an isolated innovation role or a stream of disposable prototypes. You''ll remain hands-on, leading a small team to take AI ideas from an initial business problem through to secure, scalable functionality within established commercial products.You''ll have the backing of a large international technology group, combined with the freedom and visibility of a close-knit Randamp;D team. You''ll influence the architecture, engineering standards, delivery approach and long-term AI roadmap.ResponsibilitiesProvide hands-on technical leadership across a multidisciplinary AI engineering teamShape the architecture and technical direction for AI across the product suiteLead the delivery of LLM, RAG and agentic AI solutionsTake ideas from discovery and proof of concept through to productionEstablish standards for evaluation, security, observability, governance and cost controlWork directly with product and operational stakeholders to turn high-level problems into deliverable solutionsMentor engineers, review designs and code, and remain actively involved in developmentAssess where AI adds genuine value-and challenge its use where a conventional solution would be betterAbout youYou''ll be an experienced technical lead or senior Back End engineer with genuine experience ..... full job details .....