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Senior Engineering Team Lead - Generative AI Platform

London, England, gbFull-time£135k–£175k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead the Generative AI Platform team to build tooling, guidance, and guardrails enabling rapid experimentation and production of Generative AI systems across Wise.

Role type

Senior Engineering Team Lead (Generative AI Platform)

Builds

Internal platform for AI enablement, controls, and safety guardrails for customer data

Domain

Fintech / Generative AI / Platform Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, Microservices, Distributed systems, LLMs, Agentic frameworks, Prompt Engineering, Cloud deployment, Test coverage best practices

Preferred skills

TypeScript/Javascript, Java/Spring Boot, Terraform, Kubernetes, Semantic Search/RAG, MCP servers, Payment systems architecture

Technologies

Python, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Spring Boot

Responsibilities

Lead engineering leads and shape multiple teams across AI enablement and controls; Design and implement distributed and concurrent systems; Guide sustainable growth of the Generative AI function; Mentor junior engineers; Manage vendor negotiations and explain costs to the business

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities