Lead Software Engineer

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment platform is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in London to develop innovative AI solutions for the healthcare sector. This role offers the opportunity to build product-facing AI technologies, optimize backend systems, and work within an ambitious startup environment. The ideal candidate has proficiency in Python, experience in machine learning, and a passion for solving real customer challenges. The position operates in a hybrid work model with competitive compensation ranging from £60,000 to £80,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software engineering (backend, DevOps, or full stack).
• Proficiency in Python and experience with machine learning solutions.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control.

Responsibilities

• Build AI solutions and collaborate on ML model development.
• Design and develop scalable backend and full-stack systems.
• Implement DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

AI Solutions

DevOps

SQL

NoSQL

Tools

Postgres

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

Azure

Job description

Overview

Lead Software Engineer | Python, ML, AI, | Hybrid | London

Backed by technology start-up accelerator and venture capital firm

£60,000 - £80,000 per annum | 2+ Years of Experience

Join a mission-driven AI startup transforming how medical and healthcare organisations collaborate. Using machine learning and advanced recommendation systems, the team helps to matchmake some of the leading Medical and Pharmaceutical businesses with their extensive network of professionals. This allows them to engage seamlessly all while reducing operational costs so resources can focus on changing lives.

This is the chance to work on cutting-edge AI technology at an early stage with real influence on product and architecture to help medical organisations do more with their resources while changing lives and impact clients across the US and FTSE markets.

As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you’ll work across backend systems, DevOps pipelines, data engineering, and AI projects, touching multiple products and directly influencing how value is delivered to users. You\'ll have enormous amount of autonomy and project ownership working in a fast paced start up environment.

What You’ll Do:

• Build product-facing AI solutions and collaborate on ML model development, training, and deployment.
• Design and develop scalable backend and full-stack systems with robust APIs and efficient data flows.
• Work with SQL & NoSQL databases (Postgres, MongoDB, Elasticsearch) and optimize data storage.
• Implement DevOps best practices, including CI/CD pipelines and reliable infrastructure.
• Lead data engineering efforts to support analytics and product enhancements.

Who You Are:

• You have a product mindset—solving real customer problems.
• You thrive on ownership and can navigate ambiguity to take projects from ideation to launch.
• You’re curious, hungry, and driven, thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• You know how to balance rapid delivery with robust architecture and quality.

Must-Haves:

• 1–2+ years of professional software engineering experience (backend, DevOps, or full stack).
• Proficiency in Python and experience building ML-oriented solutions.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and version control.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably Azure.
• Comfortable with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Right to work in the UK.

For more information please apply today.