Engineering Lead - AI-Native SaaS Platform

Burns Sheehan; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech company in the UK is seeking an Engineering Lead to spearhead their AI-native SaaS platform. The ideal candidate will bring proven experience in team leadership and backend development, along with familiarity with cloud-native architectures. This role offers a remote-first working model with a hybrid London office option and a competitive salary. Join a dynamic team passionate about redefining their sector and delivering exceptional user experiences.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading small teams while still contributing technically.
• Strong backend development expertise (Node.js, Typescript; Go a plus).
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures (GCP or AWS).
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• A balance of technical depth and people-first leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of Engineers while staying deeply technical.
• Contribute across the stack (React, Node.js/Typescript, GCP).
• Shape and deliver high-quality features that scale with thousands of customers.
• Advocate for engineering best practices and help raise the technical bar.
• Collaborate with product and design to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Skills

Team leadership

Backend development expertise

Communication skills

Collaborative mindset

Technical depth

Tools

Node.js

Typescript

GCP

AWS

React

Job description

Engineering Lead - AI-SaaS Platform | Tripled ARR in 12 months

Remote-first (UK) with hybrid London office option
Up to £150,000 per annum plus equity

Typescript/Node, React, GCP/AWS

Engineering Lead - We're working with an amazing scale-up who raised a very impressive Series B round earlier in 2025. They are building an AI-native SaaS platform that's redefining sector and have experienced explosive growth over the past year tripling their ARR. They are scaling their Engineering team to match the ambition of their product and customers.

What you'll do

• Lead a small team of Engineers while staying deeply technical
• Contribute across the stack (React, Node.js/Typescript, GCP) with backend experience highly valued
• Shape and deliver high-quality features that scale with thousands of customers
• Advocate for engineering best practices and help raise the technical bar
• Collaborate with product and design to deliver exceptional user experiences

What you'll bring

• Proven experience leading small teams while still contributing technically
• Strong backend development expertise (Node.js, Typescript; Go a plus)
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures (GCP or AWS)
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• A balance of technical depth and people-first leadership

This is an amazing opportunity for an Engineering Lead to join a fast-growing scale-up as they take the next leap in their journey. Please reply with your CV or call Simon for a chat.

Burns Sheehan Ltd will consider applications based only on skills and ability and will not discriminate on any grounds.