Associate Tech Lead - AI-Native Engineering

About the role

LSEG is looking for an Associate Tech Lead to join its engineering team and help shape AI-native products and platforms. The role suits an experienced Senior Software Engineer who wants to progress into the next career stage while staying hands-on with software engineering and solution delivery. You will lead the development of intelligent software powered by AI agents, workflow orchestration, RAG and cloud-native architectures.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy AI-native applications and services using modern software engineering practices.
• Build and enhance agentic AI solutions using LLMs, AI agents, orchestration frameworks and workflow automation.
• Own the technical implementation of complex features and contribute to architecture and design decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, security and product teams to deliver business solutions.
• Establish engineering standards, reusable patterns and best practices for AI-native development.
• Apply secure-by-design and responsible AI principles throughout the development lifecycle.
• Drive operational excellence through observability, automation, testing and continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineers, run technical reviews and support team growth.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and find ways to increase business value and developer productivity.

Required profile

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building enterprise software.
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with agentic AI or AI-native solutions.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, APIs and cloud-native development.
• Ability to influence technical decisions and mentor engineers.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Python, Java, C#, JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience with LLMs, AI frameworks, agent orchestration platforms or RAG architectures.
• CI/CD, automated testing, observability and DevOps.
• Nice to have: Azure AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, RAGFlow, AI governance and security controls, platform engineering, and leading technical initiatives without direct people management.

What we offer

• A clear pathway into technical leadership while staying hands-on.
• Flexible working arrangements and support for professional development.
• A collaborative, diverse team in a career-stage environment.