Lead Engineer

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineer to lead multi-team initiatives, drive architectural decisions, and champion AI-enabled performance improvements. You will mentor teams, align technical strategy with business goals, and partner with product leadership to shape the roadmap.

You will own engineering metrics, resolve cross-team friction, and set durable design standards to scale products securely while communicating with stakeholders at all levels in a London-centric delivery environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex, ambiguous initiatives across team boundaries.
• Proven mentoring and coaching abilities with two-way feedback.
• Ability to resolve cross-team friction and misalignment.
• Proficiency in at least one major language: Python, Ruby or Clojure.
• Recognised technical authority and aptitude for AI tooling to improve delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams delivering large, complex initiatives spanning multiple domains.
• Broker solution ideation across teams and hold teams accountable for outcomes.
• Jointly own engineering performance metrics with the Engineering Manager.
• Drive continuous improvement against engineering performance metrics.
• Shape engineering-wide standards and architectural decisions.
• Drive technical strategy aligned with commercial outcomes and customer needs.
• Collaborate with Engineering Manager and Product Manager on vision for tech and product.

Skills

Complex Initiative Delivery

AI Tooling Utilization

Architectural Decision-Making

Mentoring and Coaching

Cross-Team Collaboration

Tools

Python

Ruby

Clojure

Engineering Metrics

Technical Strategy

Job description

• Lead teams delivering large, complex, ambiguous initiatives across team boundaries
• Broker solution ideation across teams and hold teams accountable for outcomes
• Jointly own engineering performance metrics with the Engineering Manager
• Drive continuous improvement against engineering performance metrics
• Champion engineering-led improvements and shape engineering-wide standards
• Identify effective ways to leverage AI across Product Engineering
• Solve technical problems and act as a technical authority
• Drive technical strategy aligned with commercial outcomes and end-to-end customer needs
• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and Product Manager on technical and product vision
• Drive architectural decisions for the team and domain
• Ensure designs are durable, scalable, and secure
• Communicate with stakeholders at all levels and navigate contentious conversations

Requirements

• Track record of owning complex, ambiguous delivery across team boundaries
• Passion for mentoring and coaching, with embedded two-way feedback
• Ability to identify and resolve cross-team friction or misalignment
• Experience in at least one major programming language, such as Python, Ruby, or Clojure
• Recognised technical authority in the relevant domain
• Proven ability to leverage AI tooling to improve team building and shipping practices
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to drive durable, scalable, and secure architectural decisions

Demonstrates expertise in driving complex engineering initiatives, leveraging AI for performance improvement, and making durable architectural decisions. Strong ability to mentor teams and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Complex Initiative Delivery
• AI Tooling Utilization
• Architectural Decision-Making
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Cross-Team Collaboration

Hard Skills

• Python
• Ruby
• Clojure
• Engineering Performance Metrics
• Technical Strategy Development
• Durable Design Principles
• Scalable Architecture
• Secure Design Practices

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Stakeholder Management
• Two-Way Feedback

Industry Keywords

• Engineering Standards
• Continuous Improvement
• Technical Authority
• Product Engineering