Remote AI Engineering Architect & Tech Lead

Imperial

United States

Remote

USD 119,000 - 172,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Imperial is seeking a highly experienced Technical Lead for AI Engineering & Architecture. The role combines architecture, hands-on engineering, AI strategy, mentoring, and technical leadership across greenfield and legacy projects.

You will shape roadmaps, standards, and governance while hands-on coding and guiding teams. Reporting to Software Development Manager, this remote UK position emphasises scalable architecture, secure development, and AI-enabled productivity across the product

Qualifications

Experience with secure coding, vulnerability remediation, and performance optimisation.
Hands-on software engineering with recent production coding experience.
Strong proficiency in enterprise languages (C#, Java) and cloud platforms (Azure).
Demonstrated experience driving AI-assisted development in real engineering teams, including prompt engineering and governance.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the technical architecture across all products.
Lead architectural decision-making and technical direction.
Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business needs.
Establish engineering standards and best practices; improve consistency across teams.
Remain actively involved in coding and technical delivery; contribute to architecture and reviews.
Lead the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and governance.