Technical Lead - AI

Technical Lead – AI * Inside IR35 * 3-days per week in Sheffield, 2-days remote We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead – AI to join a leading financial services client, helping drive the evolution of modern software engineering through applied AI and intelligent automation. This role sits within a fraud protection environment, focused on building AI agents to detect financial crime events and improve software delivery efficiency across engineering teams. The successful candidate will combine strong full-stack engineering expertise with hands-on experience deploying and integrating large language models and agentic AI workflows into production environments. Key responsibilities: * Designing and building AI agents for fraud detection and production engineering services * Embedding AI capabilities across the software development lifecycle, from code creation through to delivery * Improving engineering efficiency through AI-driven code validation, reviews, and automation * Acting as a technical lead, mentoring and upskilling engineering teams while remaining hands-on * Building scalable, production-grade software and AI-enabled platforms Requirements: * Strong full-stack engineering background with Java, Spring Boot, and React * Hands-on experience with LLMs and AI tooling such as Co-Pilot, Claude, OpenCode, or Mistral * Experience building agentic AI workflows in enterprise environments * Kubernetes and event-driven architecture experience, including Kafka and Google Pub/Sub * Public cloud agnostic engineering experience * Strong stakeholder engagement and technical leadership capability Additional information available on successful application