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Lead Engineer

Job Posted: 2 hours ago

Salary: £ 72,000 - 82,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Build the future of AI-enabled engineering

(Role is Home based but need to be able to get to office in Leeds, when needed)

I'm partnering with a major UK organisation undergoing a significant technology transformation, backed by substantial investment and a clear vision for the future.

As part of this journey, they're building a new digital function to redefine how technology, AI and automation are embedded across the business. This is a rare opportunity to join at the beginning and help shape what comes next.

I'm looking to speak with experienced Lead Engineers who combine strong technical expertise with a modern engineering mindset. You'll play a key role in shaping engineering standards, guiding technical direction and delivering AI-enabled solutions that create real impact across a large and complex organisation.

If you're excited by the opportunity to build rather than inherit, influence technical strategy and help define what great engineering looks like in an AI-native environment, this could be the perfect next step.

The Opportunity

As a Lead Engineer, you'll be the senior technical voice across one or two delivery teams. Remaining hands-on, you'll build solutions, mentor engineers and drive engineering excellence throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Working closely with Product Managers, Architects and business stakeholders, you'll translate complex challenges into scalable technical solutions while ensuring quality, maintainability and delivery predictability remain central to everything you do.

You'll also help shape engineering standards, best practices and the future direction of the wider technology function.

What my client want:

You'll have experience building and shipping production-grade software, most likely in Python, C# .NET or similar technologies, and be comfortable making technical decisions across architecture, delivery and engineering quality. You think in systems, understand engineering fundamentals and know what's happening under the hood when working with modern AI-enabled tooling.

You'll also bring:

Experience delivering production-grade software and scalable solutions
Strong software engineering fundamentals and systems-thinking capability
Experience leading technical delivery across engineering teams
A focus on quality, maintainability and operational excellence
Confidence engaging technical and non-technical stakeholdersI am particularly interested in engineers who understand how AI is changing software development. Whether that's using AI-enabled tools to accelerate productivity, building AI-powered solutions, or taking experiments through to production, you'll be excited by the opportunity to work in an organisation already embracing AI at scale.

Having already rolled out Claude across the wider business, my client is now focused on building the engineering capability that sits underneath it, creating the platforms, integrations and services needed to make AI a core organisational capability.

Ideally you'll also have exposure to:

Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot and similar tools
AI-enabled products, services or integrations
Modern software delivery and emerging AI engineering practices 

If you're a Lead Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, embracing new technologies and helping define the future of engineering in an AI-first organisation, I'd be keen to speak with you

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