Engineering Leader — AI, SDLC, Global Delivery

DataFin Recruitment; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development agency in London seeks an Engineering Leader to manage engineering delivery across client projects. The successful candidate will coach a distributed team, implement engineering standards, and operationalize AI in real products. Applicants should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in agency settings, along with expertise in modern tech stacks and cloud services. This role offers a unique opportunity for impactful innovation with global clients.

Qualifications

• 12-18 years in software engineering with 5+ years leading multi-squad delivery.
• Proven track record building engineering standards/platforms.
• Deep expertise in at least one modern stack and strong cloud fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering delivery across multiple client projects.
• Operationalise AI in real products.
• Lead and mentor a distributed team.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Technical risk management

Stakeholder management

Cloud computing

AI operationalization

Tools

CI/CD

IaC

TypeScript/Node

React/Next.js

AWS

Job description

A leading software development agency in London seeks an Engineering Leader to manage engineering delivery across client projects. The successful candidate will coach a distributed team, implement engineering standards, and operationalize AI in real products. Applicants should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in agency settings, along with expertise in modern tech stacks and cloud services. This role offers a unique opportunity for impactful innovation with global clients.