Technical Lead - AI

Talent Smart
Orchard Square, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Yesterday
£675 – £700 pd

Salary

£675 – £700 pd

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Flexible
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
29 May 2026 (Yesterday)

Technical Lead – AI

* Inside IR35

* 3-days per week in Sheffield, 2-days remote

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead – AI to join a leading financial services client, helping drive the evolution of modern software engineering through applied AI and intelligent automation.

This role sits within a fraud protection environment, focused on building AI agents to detect financial crime events and improve software delivery efficiency across engineering teams. The successful candidate will combine strong full-stack engineering expertise with hands-on experience deploying and integrating large language models and agentic AI workflows into production environments.

Key responsibilities:

* Designing and building AI agents for fraud detection and production engineering services

* Embedding AI capabilities across the software development lifecycle, from code creation through to delivery

* Improving engineering efficiency through AI-driven code validation, reviews, and automation

* Acting as a technical lead, mentoring and upskilling engineering teams while remaining hands-on

* Building scalable, production-grade software and AI-enabled platforms

Requirements:

* Strong full-stack engineering background with Java, Spring Boot, and React

* Hands-on experience with LLMs and AI tooling such as Co-Pilot, Claude, OpenCode, or Mistral

* Experience building agentic AI workflows in enterprise environments

* Kubernetes and event-driven architecture experience, including Kafka and Google Pub/Sub

* Public cloud agnostic engineering experience

* Strong stakeholder engagement and technical leadership capability

Additional information available on successful application

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