AI Engineering Tech Lead

Data Idols; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Idols is seeking an AI Engineering Tech Lead to head a small squad, shaping and scaling AI solutions across the business in a hands-on leadership role in London.

You will blend AI engineering, technical strategy and team leadership to deliver secure, production-ready systems while embracing responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering Data, AI, ML, and Generative AI solutions.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the AI technical direction and roadmap.
• Lead design, development and deployment of AI solutions.
• Prototype high-value use cases and take them to production.
• Ensure governance, security, and responsible AI practices.

Skills

AI Engineering

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Hands-on AI

Scalable AI Solutions

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Foundry

Azure ecosystem

Job description

AI Engineering Tech Lead

Salary: £95,000 – £110,000

Location: London | Hybrid

Data Idols are working with a leading organisation that is investing significantly in its Data & AI capabilities. They are looking for an AI Engineering Tech Lead to lead a small engineering squad and help shape, build and scale AI solutions across the business.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role, combining AI engineering, technical strategy and team leadership, with the opportunity to take emerging AI technologies and turn them into secure, scalable products that deliver real business value.

The Opportunity

As an AI Engineering Tech Lead, you’ll take ownership of the technical direction of a growing AI engineering capability, leading the design, development and deployment of Data, AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions.

Partnering closely with business and technology stakeholders, you’ll identify high-value AI use cases, rapidly prototype new solutions and take successful ideas through to production. You’ll also play an important role in shaping the AI technical roadmap and ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, well-governed and aligned with responsible AI practices.

Skills and Experience

• Strong experience delivering Data, AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions
• Hands-on experience with Databricks
• Strong experience with Microsoft Foundry and the wider Azure ecosystem
• Experience leading and mentoring AI or engineering teams
• Experience designing and delivering scalable, production-ready AI solutions
• Strong stakeholder management

If you’re an experienced AI Engineering leader looking for a role where you can stay hands-on, lead a talented technical team and shape how AI is built and scaled across a major organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

AI Engineering Tech Lead