TalentCo are delighted to be partnering with an established PE-backed tech company looking to hire a high-calibre Lead Software Engineer into their UK HQ just north of London, as they build a new conversational AI platform from the ground up.
This hire will be based predominantly from home, spending 1 day per week in the office, but with plenty of flexibility to suit individual circumstances.
The client are developing a low-code, multi-tenant platform that enables large enterprises to design, build and deploy AI agents capable of handling both single-step LLM tasks and complex multi-step agentic workflows.
As Lead Software Engineer you will:
* Set the software engineering standards for this newly formed team of 4.
* Operate roughly as follows: 70% hands-on software development, 30% tech lead responsibilities.
* Develop scalable backend services for multi-tenant execution of AI agents.
* Deploy LLM-based applications and agentic workflows at scale.
We want to hear from you if:
* You have 5+ years of hands-on experience building production applications, with at least 2 years as a Lead Software Engineer, Technical Lead or Software Engineering Lead
* You're an expert when it comes to backend development using Python, building systems at scale
* Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and scalable architectures.
* Bonus points if you have high-volume, low-latency message processing and Kubernetes experience
* You do NOT need previous AI experience, but you definitely need a keen desire to build AI products.
What do they offer?
* Salary £120k-£150k
* Comprehensive benefits package
* 1 day a week in office (just north of London), the rest based at home
* Work from anywhere policy