Engineering Tech Lead: AI, Strategy, Hands-on

Resource On Demand Limited; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Own engineering function

AI training opportunities

Hybrid Liverpool office

Travel to Liverpool

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Resource On Demand Limited, on behalf of a growing Salesforce ISV based in Liverpool, is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead to own the technical direction of the Engineering team.

The role blends hands-on software engineering with commercial thinking, requiring AI focus, mentoring the wider team and shaping the tech roadmap to support business goals. Regular travel to Liverpool is expected.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of commercial software engineering experience.
• Previous technical leadership or senior engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and modern development practices.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and understanding how technology decisions impact the business.
• Proven experience collaborating with Sales and Marketing.
• Experience with AI‑assisted software development.

Responsibilities

• Take technical leadership and ownership across the Engineering team.
• Remain hands‑on with software development and technical problem solving.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and support to Engineers.
• Help shape the technical roadmap and influence wider business strategy.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing and other business functions to align tech decisions with business needs.
• Translate commercial and customer requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Introduce and promote AI tools and best practices across the Engineering team.
• Train and mentor colleagues in the effective use of AI‑assisted development.
• Evaluate new technologies and identify opportunities to improve development processes.
• Ensure engineering standards, architecture and development practices evolve.

Skills

Senior engineering leadership

Software architecture

AI development tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Salesforce ISV experience

Hands-on development

Coaching and mentoring

Tools

Claude Code

ChatGPT

GitHub Copilot

Gemini

Job description

Resource On Demand Limited, on behalf of a growing Salesforce ISV based in Liverpool, is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead to own the technical direction of the Engineering team.

The role blends hands-on software engineering with commercial thinking, requiring AI focus, mentoring the wider team and shaping the tech roadmap to support business goals. Regular travel to Liverpool is expected.