Principal AI Systems Architect

CreateFuture; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid/Remote options

Office hubs in Edinburgh, Leeds, Machn

Job summary

CreateFuture is recruiting a Principal Engineer to lead a large iGaming engagement, overseeing engineers and Tech Leads, sizing work, shaping teams and owning delivery across the group.

You’ll steer architecture, review approaches early, and coach leads to make the right calls, staying close to code to ensure production quality. This is a consultancy role that rewards outcomes over ego.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of engineers and tech leads on large-scale projects.
• Ability to size work, shape teams and deliver across multiple squads.
• Track record coaching leads and guiding architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a group of engineers and tech leads on a major iGaming engagement.
• Size work, shape teams, and own delivery across the group.
• Review approaches early, maintain consistency, and coach leads to decision-making.
• Operate with system thinking and ensure production-ready outcomes.

Skills

AI fluency

Leadership

System thinking

Coaching

Delivery focus

Tools

Claude Code

AI agents

Cloud IaC

Job description

CreateFuture is recruiting a Principal Engineer to lead a large iGaming engagement, overseeing engineers and Tech Leads, sizing work, shaping teams and owning delivery across the group.

You’ll steer architecture, review approaches early, and coach leads to make the right calls, staying close to code to ensure production quality. This is a consultancy role that rewards outcomes over ego.