Software Engineering Team Lead

Salary: £78,000 - 97,500 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

• Leading a team of four senior engineers within an Agile delivery environment
• Remaining hands-on with Python-led full-stack development, alongside TypeScript, React, and Azure
• Contributing to platforms supporting financial modelling and forward-looking analytics including discounted cashflow projections and Monte Carlo simulations
• Championing AI-assisted and agentic engineering workflows, embedding these into development practices
• Running Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
• Managing day-to-day delivery and proactively removing blockers
• Acting as a key technical contact for stakeholders and clients
• Supporting solution design and maintaining strong engineering standards

Technologies

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

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We are a leading financial services technology consultancy supporting the delivery of modern software solutions for a major pensions client. This is a 6-month contract offering a daily rate of £650 to £750, outside IR35, with remote working and occasional travel to London. The role is hands-on and leadership-focused, combining full-stack engineering with team leadership while helping shape AI-assisted and agentic development workflows within our engineering practices.

last updated 22 week of 2026