Lead Engineer / Tech Lead

Grant Thornton UK LLP is seeking a Lead Engineer / Tech Lead to join their team. As a hands-on engineer, you will own technical direction and delivery quality across one or two small teams, working directly alongside product managers and senior business stakeholders. The role requires engineering depth, AI-native judgement, delivery credibility, and stakeholder presence.

Requirements

• Set technical direction for your team(s) and own the quality of what is delivered
• Mentor engineers on craft, and develop their judgement about when and how to use AI tooling
• Build and maintain the integrations, MCP builds, API connections and infrastructure that sit beneath and around our GenAI platform
• Build systems, tools and solutions in an AI-native way
• Represent engineering credibly with senior stakeholders, translating between technical design and business need in both directions
• Keep technical debt visible, trade-offs explicit, and delivery pace predictable
• Contribute to our engineering standards and help the wider function improve over time

Benefits

• Flexible working options
• Reduced hours and job shares
• Support for work-life balance
• Inclusive culture
• Professional development opportunities