Software Engineering Team Lead- Northern Ireland
A fast-growing technology company specialising in AI-driven insights and automation is seeking an Engineering Team Lead to join its engineering function. This organisation builds scalable, cloud-based products used globally and places strong emphasis on engineering quality, security and innovation within a high-growth environment.
The Role:
The Engineering Team Lead will provide both technical and people leadership, guiding a cross-functional team of engineers while remaining hands-on with complex technical challenges. The Engineering Team Lead will work closely with senior leadership to shape technical direction, deliver high-quality software, and support the continued scale of products and platforms. This role suits an experienced technical leader ready to step into broader ownership and people management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the design, development and delivery of scalable software solutions
Act as a technical authority while contributing hands-on to complex engineering work
Mentor and manage engineers, supporting performance, development and career growth
Drive agile delivery, sprint planning and backlog prioritisation
Own cloud infrastructure best practices across AWS environments
Collaborate with product and customer-facing teams to deliver value-led solutions
Champion CI/CD, automation, security and ISO 27001-aligned engineering standards
Requirements:
Significant commercial engineering experience, including time as an Engineering Team Lead or senior technical lead
Strong background in AWS, DevOps, cloud infrastructure and modern software architecture
Proficiency in Java and Python
Experience leading teams within SaaS, scale-up or high-growth environments
Solid understanding of agile delivery and stakeholder management
Exposure to AI, automation, MLOps or agentic AI approaches
Comfortable working flexibly to support international customers
Benefits:
Salary dependent on experience
Opportunity to shape engineering strategy within a growing AI-focused business
Hands-on leadership role with real influence over technical direction
Collaborative, innovative engineering culture
Career progression into senior engineering leadership
This Engineering Team Lead opportunity offers the chance to combine deep technical contribution with meaningful leadership impact in a modern, AI-driven technology environment.
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