AI-Driven Software Engineering Leader

Paritas Recruitment Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Paritas Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead and grow an AI-focused engineering team in the UK. You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and balance leadership duties with hands-on development.

You will champion testing best practices, drive architecture decisions, and explore AI-powered tooling to accelerate delivery. Excellent communication and collaboration are essential as you align multiple teams toward a shared vision.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Strong background in building scalable software systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of people management: 1:1s, performance reviews and career development.
• Provide technical direction and shape high-level software architecture.
• Balance leadership with hands-on development and code reviews.
• Champion TDD and testing best practices; drive test automation initiatives.
• Introduce AI-powered development tools and modern testing approaches.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

People mgmt

TDD

Software architecture

Communication

Tools

Testing frameworks

AI tooling

Job description

Paritas Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead and grow an AI-focused engineering team in the UK. You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and balance leadership duties with hands-on development.

You will champion testing best practices, drive architecture decisions, and explore AI-powered tooling to accelerate delivery. Excellent communication and collaboration are essential as you align multiple teams toward a shared vision.