Lead Engineer

📌Divisional Lead Engineer (Digital & AI) 📍Cardiff / Hybrid (3 Days Per Week) 💰£70,000 - £80,000 + BenefitsA rare opportunity to join an international organisation at the start of its Digital & AI engineering journey.This business is already actively exploring AI across multiple countries, with teams building applications, automations and new solutions to solve real business problems. The next step is creating the technical foundations, governance and engineering capability that will allow those initiatives to scale.As the first dedicated hire in this area, you'll have genuine influence over how AI solutions are designed, built and deployed across the organisation.This isn't a pure management role. You'll remain hands-on, helping to build solutions whilst leading technical direction, establishing best practice and mentoring others.

What You'll Do

Lead the technical direction of a new Digital & AI capabilityDesign, develop and deliver AI-powered applications and automation solutionsBuild and integrate solutions using LLMs, AI agents and RAG architecturesDefine development standards, engineering frameworks and best practicesProvide technical governance to support safe and scalable AI adoptionMentor developers and support technically focused citizen developers across the businessWork across modern technologies including React, Next.js, Node.js and AWSCollaborate with infrastructure, cloud and wider technology teamsHelp shape long-term AI strategy and implementation across an international organisationBalance hands-on engineering with technical leadership and stakeholder engagementWhat You'll Bring:Strong software engineering background with experience leading technical projectsPrevious experience as a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, Principal Engineer or similarStrong knowledge of JavaScript / TypeScript and modern web technologiesExperience with React, Node.js, Next.js or similar frameworksAWS cloud experienceExperience building AI-enabled applications or automation solutionsKnowledge of LLMs, prompt engineering, AI agents or RAG architecturesStrong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practiceExperience mentoring engineers and influencing technical directionExcellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholdersWhy You Should Apply:Founding role within a growing AI Engineering functionOpportunity to build something from the ground upInfluence technology choices, standards and ways of workingGreenfield AI projects with strong executive supportInternational scope across multiple regions and business unitsModern technology environmentBlend of hands-on development and technical leadershipClear progression and long-term growth opportunitiesHybrid working with a Cardiff-based teamReady to Apply?Contact Lewis Allen to find out more.Please apply with a CV outlining your suitability for the role.Know someone great for the job? We offer a referral scheme, so get in touch.Note: We do our best to respond to every application, but due to volume, we can’t always guarantee it. If you haven’t heard back within 7 days, unfortunately, you haven’t been successful this time. Keep an eye on our site for new opportunities!