AI Tech Lead

Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Greater London seeks an AI TechLead to drive the technical enablement of AI across its platforms. The role involves designing robust APIs, developing AI-driven solutions, and collaborating with diverse teams to enhance user experience and business goals. Ideal candidates will have proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with AWS and AI technologies. This role offers opportunities for hands-on coding, architecture leadership, and shaping the company's AI strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; strong API development with FastAPI.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services and modern data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust APIs for internal and external stakeholders using FastAPI.
• Co-develop and deploy AI-driven solutions leveraging OpenAI and AssemblyAI.
• Ensure stability, performance, and cost efficiency of data and AI systems.

Skills

Python

SQL

API development with FastAPI

Collaboration

Problem-solving

AWS services

Generative AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Strawberry for GraphQL

Job description

Accepting applications until: 30 January 2026

Job Description

Your Role: AI TechLead

You’ll lead the technical enablement of AI across Global’s Audio & Digital and Out-of-Home platforms—turning ideas into reliable, scalable products. You’ll set the architecture for APIs, data flows, and AI services, and mentor engineers while partnering with product, editorial, ad ops, and commercial tech.

Key Responsibilities

• API and Data Product Development (40%): Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable APIs for internal and external stakeholders using FastAPI; define data requirements, build reliable pipelines, and ensure data accuracy, availability, and scalability on AWS and Snowflake; contribute to new features and platform enhancements, including GraphQL services with Strawberry where appropriate.

• AI and Machine Learning Integration (40%): Co‑develop and deploy AI‑driven solutions (MVPs/POCs and production), leveraging OpenAI, AssemblyAI, and other commercial LLM APIs; implement generative AI features that enhance user experiences and personalization; continually evaluate and improve AI tools by integrating new data points, adding features, and establishing evaluation and monitoring.

• Technical Support and Collaboration (20%): Ensure stability, performance, and cost efficiency of data and AI systems; troubleshoot production issues and resolve data/system incidents; work closely with cross‑functional teams to align technical solutions to business goals, compliance, and user needs.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big: Shape Global’s AI platform and reusable components that power content, ad tech, and OOH operations.

• Own It: Lead architecture, reviews, and hands‑on coding for critical services and AI integrations.

• Keep it Simple: Create clear APIs, schemas, and documentation that make AI easy to adopt.

• Better Together: Partner with product, studios, sales, and ops to turn AI into measurable outcomes.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Delivered an initial set of secure APIs and data pipelines supporting a live AI use case.
• Shipped at least one AI MVP/POC (e.g., copy approval, content tagging, or assistant tooling) with baseline evaluation metrics.
• Implemented observability and cost dashboards for API and AI workloads.
• Established coding standards, review rituals, and a lightweight evaluation framework for prompts/models.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; strong API development with FastAPI (or similar); experience with Strawberry for GraphQL is a plus.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services and modern data warehousing (Snowflake).
• Familiarity with AI technologies and generative AI tools, including OpenAI, AssemblyAI, and other commercial LLM APIs.
• Solid data engineering fundamentals: pipelines, testing, versioning, observability, and performance tuning.
• Strong problem‑solving focus on scalability, usability, and user experience.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills for diverse technical and non‑technical audiences.