Technical Lead, Software Development, AI Engineer (Applied​/Software)

Location: Central London (Fitzrovia) - Hybrid (1 day per week in the office)

Salary: Up to £110,000 + Bonus + Growth Shares

Help Transform the Future of Mortgage Lending

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead to help shape the next generation of a market-leading lending platform and AI-powered mortgage solutions. This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing fintech organisation using innovative technology to transform the mortgage journey and deliver better outcomes for customers and brokers.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll combine architecture, software engineering, and technical leadership to drive the evolution of cloud-native platforms. Working closely with engineering leadership, business stakeholders and development teams, you'll design scalable solutions, mentor engineers and deliver technology that has a direct impact on business success.

AI is a key strategic investment area. You'll play a leading role in developing intelligent solutions that accelerate mortgage decision‑making, automate processes and provide instant insights throughout the lending journey.

• Lead the technical direction across multiple engineering initiatives.
• Make key architectural decisions and drive engineering best practice.
• Remain hands‑on with software design, development and code reviews.
• Build scalable web applications, APIs and AWS cloud‑native solutions.
• Drive the adoption of AI technologies including LLMs, RAG and AI agents.
• Develop AI‑powered tools for brokers and underwriting teams.
• Champion engineering excellence across testing, CI/CD, observability and security.
• Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, code reviews and technical guidance.
• Translate business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Python
• Django
• FastAPI
• AWS
• Docker
• Git
• REST APIs
• CI/CD
• JIRA
• Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG)
• AI Agents
• Vector Databases
• Prompt Engineering
• Amazon Bedrock

• Extensive experience with Django and FastAPI.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience building cloud‑native applications on AWS.
• Previous experience leading technical delivery and mentoring engineers.
• Exposure to AI technologies such as LLMs, RAG or AI agents.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Fin Tech or Financial Services experience would be beneficial.
• Salary up to £110,000
• Annual performance bonus
• Hybrid working (1 day per week in the Central London office)
• Employer pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• High-quality office environment in Fitzrovia, Central London

If you're a hands‑on technical leader with a passion for modern software engineering, cloud technologies and AI innovation, we'd love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while helping build the future of digital lending.