Lead AI Engineer: Build AI-Driven Platforms

Reed Technology; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed Technology is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive AI-enabled software solutions. You’ll be the senior technical voice across delivery teams, stay hands-on, mentor engineers and push engineering excellence end-to-end.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, architects and stakeholders to translate complex challenges into scalable architectures, ensuring quality and maintainable delivery throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering production-grade software.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience leading technical delivery across engineering teams.
• Focus on quality, maintainability and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Be the senior technical voice across one or two delivery teams.
• Remain hands-on while mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence.
• Translate complex challenges into scalable technical solutions with product stakeholders.
• Shape engineering standards and the future direction of the technology function.

Skills

Lead engineer

Systems thinking

Technical leadership

Python

C# .NET

Tools

Claude

ChatGPT

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Reed Technology is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive AI-enabled software solutions. You’ll be the senior technical voice across delivery teams, stay hands-on, mentor engineers and push engineering excellence end-to-end.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, architects and stakeholders to translate complex challenges into scalable architectures, ensuring quality and maintainable delivery throughout the lifecycle.