Tech Lead - AI Platform

Acquire Me; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquire Me in London seeks a Tech Lead to define how AI is built and leveraged across the business. You will lead a team of 12 AI engineers, partnering with Portfolio Managers, Researchers, Technologists and stakeholders to turn high-value AI opportunities into production systems.

You’ll own products end-to-end, helping shape the firm’s long-term AI strategy with strong Python and cloud-native capabilities, including production APIs and data platforms, while driving proactive innovation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering.
• 1+ years building production GenAI / LLM systems.
• Experience taking projects from idea to production.
• Strong Python.
• Kubernetes and cloud-native experience.
• Experience owning production APIs and data platforms.
• Strong opinions with a proactive attitude and passion for introducing new ideas.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI initiatives and define how AI is built and leveraged across the business.
• Own products end-to-end and shape the firm's long-term AI strategy.
• Identify high-value opportunities for AI and turn them into production systems.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers, Researchers, Technologists and stakeholders to deliver solutions.

Skills

Python

GenAI/LLM

Kubernetes

Cloud-native

Production APIs

Data platforms

Proactive attitude

Job description

One of London's leading quantitative trading firms is hiring aTech Lead to help define how AI is built and leveraged across the business.

You'll act as the technical lead within a team of 12 AI engineers, partnering directly with Portfolio Managers, Researchers, Technologists and business stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities for AI and turn them into production systems.

From research agents that help investment teams uncover alpha faster, to AI platforms that enable engineers to build and deploy new capabilities at scale, you'll own products end-to-end while helping shape the firm's long-term AI strategy.

You’ll likely have:

• 7+ years in software engineering
• 1+ years building production GenAI / LLM systems
• Experience taking projects from idea to production
• Strong Python
• Kubernetes and cloud-native experience
• Experience owning production APIs and data platforms
• Strong Opinions with a proactive attitude and passion for introducing new ideas
• No finance experience needed