At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the tech direction and develop innovative AI-powered mortgage solutions.
- Company: Fast-growing fintech transforming the mortgage journey.
- Benefits: Up to £110,000 salary, bonus, hybrid work, and pension contributions.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team in a vibrant Central London office.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in digital lending with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience with Django, FastAPI, and cloud-native applications.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Location
Central London (Fitzrovia) - Hybrid (1 day per week in the office)
Salary
- Up to £110,000 + Bonus + Growth Shares
- Help Transform the Future of Mortgage Lending
- We are looking for an experienced
Technical Lead to help shape the next generation of a market-leading lending platform and AI-powered mortgage solutions.
This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing fintech organisation using innovative technology to transform the mortgage journey and deliver better outcomes for customers and brokers.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll combine architecture, software engineering, and technical leadership to drive the evolution of cloud-native platforms.
Working closely with engineering leadership, business stakeholders and development teams, you'll design scalable solutions, mentor engineers and deliver technology that has a direct impact on business success.
AI is a key strategic investment area.
You'll play a leading role in developing intelligent solutions that accelerate mortgage decision‑making, automate processes and provide instant insights throughout the lending journey.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical direction across multiple engineering initiatives.
- Make key architectural decisions and drive engineering best practice.
- Remain hands‑on with software design, development and code reviews.
- Build scalable web applications, APIs and AWS cloud‑native solutions.
- Drive the adoption of AI technologies including LLMs, RAG and AI agents.
- Develop AI‑powered tools for brokers and underwriting teams.
- Champion engineering excellence across testing, CI/CD, observability and security.
- Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, code reviews and technical guidance.
- Translate business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Python
- Django
- Fast API
- AWS
- Docker
- Git
- REST APIs
- CI/CD
- JIRA
- Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG)
- AI Agents
- Vector Databases
- Prompt Engineering
- Amazon Bedrock
About You
- Extensive experience with Django and Fast API.
- Strong understanding of software architecture and distributed systems.
- Experience building cloud‑native applications on AWS.
- Previous experience leading technical delivery and mentoring engineers.
- Exposure to AI technologies such as LLMs, RAG or AI agents.
- Experience working in Agile environments.
- Fin Tech or Financial Services experience would be beneficial.
- Salary up to
- £110,000
- Annual performance bonus
- Hybrid working (1 day per week in the Central London office)
- Employer pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme
- High-quality office environment in Fitzrovia, Central London
- Apply
If you're a hands‑on technical leader with a passion for modern software engineering, cloud technologies and AI innovation, we'd love to hear from you.
This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while helping build the future of digital lending.
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