AI Technical Lead

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Job Title: AI Technical Lead
Location: Leeds / Hybrid, 2x days per week
Salary: £80,000-£100,000 + benefits

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal Technical Lead role for a forward-thinking, technology consultancy delivering cutting-edge AI solutions. You'll shape architecture, engineering standards, and delivery outcomes across high-impact projects while working with modern AI/ML tooling, cloud technologies, and scalable engineering practices.

Technical Lead - AI Responsibilities

Lead AI-focused architecture, design, and engineering delivery across client engagements.

Oversee end-to-end implementation of AI/ML solutions, from concept through to production.

Act as the senior engineering authority, ensuring high-quality outputs across wider teams.

Establish best-practice engineering ecosystems, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, developer tooling and QA methodologies.

Maintain expertise across modern tech stacks, cloud platforms and industry trends, including LLMs and classic ML approaches.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate technical requirements into actionable engineering plans.

Build strong relationships with stakeholders, providing guidance and thought leadership throughout delivery.

Technical Lead - AI Requirements

Strong commercial experience with AI and ML tools, frameworks, and delivery methods.

Confident acting as the "first engineer on the ground" to drive direction and standards.

Hands-on proficiency with cloud platforms and modern engineering patterns.

Full-stack technical capability across front-end and back-end technologies (e.g., React, Vue, Flutter, C#, Java, Python, Node, Go).

Broad exposure to CI/CD tooling, automation technologies, and test engineering.

Strong understanding of agile principles with experience embedding best practice across teams.

Excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and comfort with complexity and evolving AI landscapes.

What's in it for me?

Competitive salary and comprehensive healthcare.

Hybrid/remote working options for improved work-life balance.

Ongoing professional development, including AI/ML upskilling and access to technical communities.

Opportunity to work with modern technologies and shape high-value digital solutions.

Exposure to a broad portfolio of impactful projects across multiple industries.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

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