Lead AI-Native Apps Engineer (Hybrid)

IFS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible work hours

Job summary

IFS is hiring a Lead/Senior Software Engineer to join our Enterprise Asset Management team. You will design, build and evolve modern enterprise software, delivering scalable, secure systems that incorporate AI-native capabilities.

The role requires strong Domain-Driven Design, bounded contexts and event-driven architecture, plus specification-driven development and mentoring of engineers.

Collaborate with Product and Design to create repeatable customer value through reliable software.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing, building and shipping production AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and evolve modern enterprise software.
• Deliver scalable, secure software employing AI-native capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and Engineering teams to solve customer problems.

Skills

Go

TypeScript/Node.js

Distributed systems

DDD

Bounded contexts

Event-driven architecture

Kubernetes

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Observability

DevSecOps

Mentor engineers

Problem solving

Technical leadership

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or Information Technology

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Redpanda

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

IFS is hiring a Lead/Senior Software Engineer to join our Enterprise Asset Management team. You will design, build and evolve modern enterprise software, delivering scalable, secure systems that incorporate AI-native capabilities.

The role requires strong Domain-Driven Design, bounded contexts and event-driven architecture, plus specification-driven development and mentoring of engineers.

Collaborate with Product and Design to create repeatable customer value through reliable software.