Engineering Lead - AI-Native Saas Platform

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

Job summary

A fast-growing scale-up in London seeks an Engineering Lead to guide a technical team while contributing to code. This hybrid role requires strong Back End development skills in Node.js and Typescript, with a focus on delivering scalable features. Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential. The position offers a salary of up to £150,000 plus equity, suitable for candidates in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading small teams while still contributing technically.
• Strong Back End development expertise is highly valued.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures (GCP or AWS).

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of Engineers while staying deeply technical.
• Shape and deliver high-quality features that scale with thousands of customers.
• Advocate for engineering best practices.

Skills

Back End development expertise (Node.js, Typescript)

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative mindset

Tools

React

Node.js

Typescript

GCP

AWS

Job description

Overview

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 hiring Engineering Leads to guide small, focused squads (up to 4 Engineers) while remaining hands-on in the codebase. This isn't a "people manager only" role - around 70% of your time will be technical, leading the design and build of AI-native solutions with Real Time infrastructure and a seamless Front End experience. The remainder will be spent coaching, mentoring, and supporting your team's growth.

For the first three months, you'll contribute as an individual contributor, embedding yourself in the product and tech stack before taking on leadership responsibilities.

What you'll do

• Lead a small team of Engineers while staying deeply technical
• Contribute across the stack (React, Node.js/Typescript, GCP) with Back End 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 Back End 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 of call Simon for a chat.

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

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