Team Lead - Software Engineering

Antler; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing AI solutions company based in London is seeking a Team Lead to drive technical excellence and manage its Core Services engineering team. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in software engineering, especially in backend development, and a strong ability to align technical decisions with business goals. This role offers competitive benefits, including share options and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Share Options!

Flexible working!

25 paid days off per year.

Annual all-expenses-paid off-site.

Support for career development.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership and team management.
• Proven experience scaling engineering teams in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy for the team’s scope, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Lead the architecture and design of backend systems and APIs.
• Manage and grow the engineering team while maintaining quality.

Skills

Technical leadership

Backend development (Python preferred)

Cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS)

System design

CI/CD practices

Containerization

Observability

Microservices

Stakeholder management

Mentoring and coaching

Job description

About Quench.ai

Quench.ai transforms organizational productivity by deploying AI solutions that require no coding. We integrate with internal systems like email, CRM, and recordings, giving employees instant answers and automating repetitive tasks. Our platform helps businesses work smarter, faster, and with greater confidence.

Quench.ai was started in London and is expanding to the US. The founder, Husayn Kassai, previously co-founded and led Onfido, the UK’s largest AI exit. Onfido reached $100m ARR with the US as a key market, 74% GM, 79% YoY growth, and 8.9/10 culture score. Our mission is to build the AI layer that enables the future of work.

Backed by world-class investors and unicorn founders, we’re scaling rapidly to shape the future of work. Join us to grow your career, learn, and do meaningful work.

About the role

Do you want to solve one of the hardest problems using the power of Gen AI? Do you want to help enterprises unlock productivity by leveraging AI-driven insights and the next generation of automation?

At Quench.ai, we’re looking for a Team Lead to drive technical excellence, build and scale our Core Services engineering team of 7, and act as the right hand to the VP of Engineering & Product. This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, takes ownership, drives technical direction, and fosters a strong engineering culture.

As Team Lead, you will lead the Core Services engineering team, collaborate with product, design, and AI teams to build and scale our platform. You will manage and grow the engineering team, maintain high quality while delivering with startup velocity, and support the VP of Engineering and Product. Your role will shape technical strategy and engineering culture to keep Quench.ai at the forefront of engineering best practices.

Team Lead - Software Engineering responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Own the technical strategy for the team’s scope, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Lead the architecture and design of backend systems, APIs, and infrastructure to support rapid growth.
• Collaborate with the VP of Engineering & Product to align technical decisions with business goals.
• Champion best practices, code quality, and operational excellence.

Engineering Team Management & Growth

• Lead, manage, and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering learning, innovation, and accountability.
• Scale the team by hiring and developing top engineering talent.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with Product, Design, and AI teams.

Delivery & Execution

• Own the engineering roadmap for the team and ensure timely, high-quality delivery of features and infrastructure improvements.
• Be ready to engage hands-on on complex activities to unblock the team when needed, acting as player and coach.
• Continuously evaluate and iterate on the team’s practices and challenge the status quo when necessary.

You may be suited for this role if you meet the following criteria

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership and team management.
• Proven experience scaling engineering teams in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Deep expertise in backend development (Python preferred), cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), and system design.
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices, including CI/CD, containerization, observability, and microservices.
• Experience working with Product teams to align technical decisions with business priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical complexity into business impact.
• Passion for mentoring and growing engineers, fostering a high-performance team culture.
• London-based

What we offer

• Share Options! – Equity for all employees, with percentages determined by market comparables to ensure fairness and competitiveness.
• Flexible working! – Hybrid role with at least three days per week in the office at London\'s AI Hub in Techspace Goswell Road.
• Annual Leave! – 25 paid days off per year (excluding public holidays).
• Annual off-site – All-expenses-paid in-person annual team offsite plus regular tech team on-sites.
• Purpose driven! – Support for career development through coaching, mentoring, courses, and events; alignment with the company’s purpose and individual goals.
• Into the Future! – Benefits that grow with the company to optimise talent development at Quench.ai.

Culture @ Quench.ai

Our dream is to transform individuals into superhumans who fuel outstanding team performance. We celebrate authenticity, autonomy, and creativity, value diversity of thought, active listening, and inclusivity.

Our company characteristics include: Inspirational, Bold, Demanding, Caring, Striving for Excellence, Pragmatic, Open, Optimistic, Authentic.

Useful Info

Led by:

Husayn Kassai — Founder & CEO

Ana Bakshi — COO

Kresimir Nesek — VP Product and Engineering

Website: Quench.ai

Backed by notable European and US investors and angels.

Ready to apply?

If you’re a technical leader with a passion for scaling teams, driving innovation, and working at the intersection of AI, automation, and product, we’d love to hear from you!

If you feel you don\'t tick all the boxes, but still think you\'d be a great fit, apply anyway.