AI Lead Engineer
Location
croydon, england
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Engineering
Posted
May 25, 2026
AI Lead Engineer
Location: Croydon (once per week in-office)
Duration: 6‑12 months (initial)
Security Clearance: Active SC clearance required
Must have: 5+ years of unbroken UK residency
What you'll be doing:
- Providing technical leadership to engineering teams working on AI components, ensuring alignment with architecture and delivery plans.
- Overseeing technical design decisions, particularly around Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic AI logic, and related components, ensuring scalable and controlled integration.
- Collaborating with architects to translate high‑level solution designs into detailed engineering approaches.
- Working with delivery managers to identify and manage technical risks, dependencies, and constraints.
- Reviewing design artefacts, integration plans, and testing strategies to provide assurance across workstreams.
- Ensuring AI components adhere to SDLC updat...