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AI Tech Lead – Agentic AI, LangGraph, ML, Python, CI/CD, LLM’s, Early-Stage Startup, UK Remote

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Job summary

An early-stage startup is seeking an AI Tech Lead to drive the development of a cutting-edge AI platform focused on employee wellbeing. This hands-on leadership role involves mentoring a talented engineering team, guiding technical direction, and collaborating with product teams to align goals. With a strong focus on real-world impact, the position offers a unique opportunity to shape both the product and the team in a dynamic environment. If you're passionate about leveraging your engineering skills for meaningful change, this role is your chance to make a difference.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in software engineering with a backend focus.
  • Proven leadership in engineering projects and teams.
  • Experience with AI applications and GenAI products.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a senior engineering team in AI development.
  • Design and deploy AI applications using LLMs and related technologies.
  • Ensure code quality and uphold engineering best practices.

Skills

Software Engineering
Leadership
Backend Development
AI Applications
Communication Skills

Education

BSc in Computer Science
BSc in Data Science

Tools

Python
FastAPI
Docker
Terraform
GCP
GitHub Actions

Job description

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AI Tech Lead – Agentic AI, LangGraph, ML, Python, CI/CD, LLM’s, Early-Stage Startup, UK Remote, London (City of London)
Client:

WMtech

Location:

London (City of London), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Description:

AI Tech Lead – Agentic AI, LangGraph, ML, Python, CI/CD, LLM’s, Early-Stage Startup, UK Remote

About the Role

A mission-driven, early-stage startup is looking for an AI Tech Lead to join its growing team. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll help shape a cutting-edge AI platform designed to drive real-world behaviour change and improve human performance and wellbeing.

Backed by strong funding, this product-focused team of senior engineers operates in a low-ego, high-collaboration culture. The platform's first focus is on employee wellbeing in high-stress industries—and the mission is just getting started.

You’ll lead a cross-functional team of backend and machine learning engineers, guiding architecture, mentoring team members, and staying close to the code. This is a rare opportunity to build both product and team in a fast-moving environment with purpose at its core.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead and mentor a senior engineering team working across backend, ML, and infrastructure.
  • Play a key role in the design, development, and deployment of AI applications using LLM's, Agentic framework, and other related technologies.
  • Own technical direction for core systems, focusing on scalability, performance, and reliability.
  • Write clean, maintainable code and contribute actively to the codebase.
  • Define and uphold engineering best practices (code quality, CI/CD, observability, etc.).
  • Collaborate closely with the CTO and product team to align technical delivery with strategic goals.
  • Continuously improve team operations, development workflows, and developer experience.
  • Play a key role in hiring and onboarding as the team grows.

What We’re Looking For

  • 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
  • Proven ability to lead engineering projects and/or teams.
  • Experience with LangGraph, and a good understanding of agentic patterns (e.g. self-reflection, prompt/response-optimisation, multi-modal guardrails, cross-reflection, role-based cooperation).
  • Hands-on experience in launching GenAI products, including agentic systems and multi-agent frameworks, driving real-world AI applications from concept to deployment.
  • Experience in fast-paced or startup environments.
  • BSc in Computer Science, Data Science, or related technical discipline.
  • Strong communication skills and a bias toward action.

Technologies You’ll Work With

Experience in some or most of the following:

  • Languages/Frameworks: Python, FastAPI, Pydantic, Streamlit (for internal tools).
  • AI: AgenticFlows, GenAI, LLMs, and multimodal systems.
  • Infrastructure: Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, GCP (preferred).

The role is remote with occasional travel.

Ready to lead and build with purpose?

If you're excited by the idea of applying your engineering skills to something meaningful, please send your CV to [emailprotected]

WMtech

WMtech is trusted by leaders in the Cyber Security, AI, and Enterprise Software sectors to advise on talent strategy specifically for Start-Ups. Our clients are heavily VC backed, unicorn status, pre-IPO start-ups with pioneering technology.

WMTech is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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