Staff Tech Lead, AI-First Developer Experience

Academic Key; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ably is seeking a Staff Tech Lead for Web & Developer Products in London. You will co-own the DevEx vision, define the product-led engineering roadmap, and shape the customer-facing web platform, docs site, and control plane to deliver a world-class developer experience.

As a hands-on senior engineer, you will lead a five-person team, champion AI-first workflows, set coding standards, oversee architecture and performance, and collaborate with product, infrastructure, and design to iterate

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in building developer-focused platforms.
• Strong full-stack capabilities across web tech stack.
• Experience leading teams building SaaS/API-first products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team responsible for the customer-facing web platform, docs, and dashboard.
• Define and drive AI-first practices and workflows across the team.
• Set high standards for code reviews, testing, and production readiness.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

React

TypeScript

AI-first

Leadership

Product-minded

Mentoring

Job description

Ably is seeking a Staff Tech Lead for Web & Developer Products in London. You will co-own the DevEx vision, define the product-led engineering roadmap, and shape the customer-facing web platform, docs site, and control plane to deliver a world-class developer experience.

As a hands-on senior engineer, you will lead a five-person team, champion AI-first workflows, set coding standards, oversee architecture and performance, and collaborate with product, infrastructure, and design to iterate