Lead Software Engineer - Java/Python, AWS, AI

Lead the delivery of AI-enabled, cloud-native platforms in a highly regulated enterprise environment. We're hiring a Software Engineering Lead to take ownership of technical delivery, architecture, and team leadership on a major cloud and AI programme within a global financial services organisation. This role blends hands-on engineering with leadership, stakeholder engagement, and accountability for high-quality delivery. What's in it for you Annual Salary from £75,000 - £82,000 doe 12-month contract - Inside IR35 - PAYE 5 days on-site, Central London Opportunity to lead enterprise-scale AI/ML solutions What you'll be doing Providing technical leadership across engineering teams Owning architecture and delivery of cloud-native systems on AWS Leading the implementation of AI/ML solutions, including LLM-based applications Partnering with product and senior stakeholders Ensuring engineering controls, governance, and SDLC best practices What we're looking for Expert-level Java and/or Python experience Experience leading engineers and owning delivery Strong hands-on AWS experience (compute, networking, security, observability) Experience delivering AI/ML systems, particularly LLM and RAG-based solutions Strong DevOps and SDLC knowledge (CI/CD, IaC, testing, SRE practices) Interested? Apply for immediate consideration. Happy to discuss the role in confidence.