Software Engineering Team Lead

Salary: £64,000 - 104,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven experience operating as a Tech Lead or Lead Engineer in modern engineering teams
• Strong Python development experience within full-stack environments
• Experience with TypeScript, React, and Azure-based architectures
• Experience working on financial modelling systems, ideally involving forward-looking modelling such as discounted cashflow projections or Monte Carlo simulations
• Demonstrable experience implementing AI-assisted or agentic engineering approaches in practice
• Experience leading engineering teams within Agile delivery frameworks
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage confidently with clients and stakeholders
• A solutions-oriented, detail-focused mindset with a strong delivery drive and principles-based approach to engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of four senior engineers within an Agile delivery environment
• Remain hands-on with Python-led full-stack development, alongside TypeScript, React, and Azure
• Contribute to platforms supporting financial modelling and forward-looking analytics including discounted cashflow projections and Monte Carlo simulations
• Champion AI-assisted and agentic engineering workflows, embedding these into development practices
• Run Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
• Manage day-to-day delivery and proactively remove blockers
• Act as a key technical contact for stakeholders and clients
• Support solution design and maintain strong engineering standards

Technologies

• AI
• Azure
• Support
• Python
• React
• TypeScript
• Cloud

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We are a leading financial services technology consultancy delivering modern software solutions for a major pensions client. This is a hands-on leadership role at the intersection of financial modelling and modern engineering, supporting platforms used for forward-looking financial analysis. We offer a 6-month contract, outside IR35, with a day rate of £650–£750. The role is remote with occasional travel to London. You will work closely with experienced engineers, stakeholders, and clients, and play a key role in shaping AI-assisted and agentic development workflows within our engineering practices.

last updated 24 week of 2026