AI-First Technical Engineering Lead (Hybrid)

Jackalope Digital LLC; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Hybrid model: 2 days in office (Basing

Hybrid model: 2 days in office (London

Sporting events access

Sony group discounts

Job summary

Hawk-Eye Innovations in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Technical Engineering Lead to shape and scale an AI-first engineering culture. You will mentor high-performing teams, define delivery structures, and partner with Product Leadership to translate vision into execution.

The role emphasizes agentic development, data pipelines, and edge-to-cloud compute, with a focus on hiring, sprint planning, and ensuring quality while preserving velocity.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading engineering teams to deliver continuous value.
• Strong background in full-stack or platform engineering with data pipelines.
• Experience with AI-assisted development and agentic tooling at scale.
• Balanced view of engineering excellence and commercial impact.
• Empathetic leadership focused on growth and team health.

Responsibilities

• Lead the squad to bring next-generation tracking products from field trials to commercial launch.
• Shape AI-driven development culture and set up agentic development environment with security/IP guardrails.
• Own hiring plans and build a high-bar, scalable engineering organization.
• Translate product vision into backlogs, sprint plans, and execution roadmaps.

Skills

Technical leadership

Full-stack / platform

Agentic AI fluency

Product mindset

People leadership

Job description

Hawk-Eye Innovations in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Technical Engineering Lead to shape and scale an AI-first engineering culture. You will mentor high-performing teams, define delivery structures, and partner with Product Leadership to translate vision into execution.

The role emphasizes agentic development, data pipelines, and edge-to-cloud compute, with a focus on hiring, sprint planning, and ensuring quality while preserving velocity.