AI-Native Engineer Lead | Remote-First, Equity, Scale-Up

Burns Sheehan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Burns Sheehan is seeking an Engineering Lead for an AI-native SaaS platform. The role is remote-first in the UK with a hybrid London office option, offering up to £150,000 per year plus equity.

You will lead small squads (up to 4 engineers) and stay hands-on (~70% time) while guiding architecture, UI and backend work using React, Node.js/TypeScript and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).

Join a high-growth scale-up shaping an AI-driven product with real-time infrastructure and a modern frontend.

Qualifications

• Leads small squads of engineers (up to 4) while remaining hands-on
• Experience delivering scalable AI-native SaaS platforms
• Strong architecture and engineering practices across frontend and backend

Responsibilities

• Lead a small technical team while staying deeply hands-on in code
• Contribute across the stack (React, Node.js/TypeScript, GCP)
• Shape and deliver features that scale to thousands of customers
• Advocate for engineering best practices and raise technical standards

Skills

Technical leadership

React

Node.js/TypeScript

GCP

AWS

Frontend experience

Backend experience

Tools

React

Node.js/TypeScript

GCP

AWS

Job description

Burns Sheehan is seeking an Engineering Lead for an AI-native SaaS platform. The role is remote-first in the UK with a hybrid London office option, offering up to £150,000 per year plus equity.

You will lead small squads (up to 4 engineers) and stay hands-on (~70% time) while guiding architecture, UI and backend work using React, Node.js/TypeScript and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).

Join a high-growth scale-up shaping an AI-driven product with real-time infrastructure and a modern frontend.