Lead Developer (Full Stack, AI) UK, Remote-first | £55k-£65kRemote-first | £55k-£65kRare opportunity to join a high growth team building cutting edge AI products in a fast moving, creative environment.You'll be part of a small, high impact team with the autonomy and pace of a scale up, where decisions are made quickly and your work has real visibility. At the same time, the business benefits from the backing, stability, and support of a larger, well established organisation, giving you the best of both worlds.This is a hands on' Lead role, managing a small team while owning delivery across full stack development, architecture, and deployment. You'll play a key role in shaping how AI is embedded into real, production grade products, not just experimentation.What you'll be doing:Leading 2 developers while staying close to the codeDesigning, building, and scaling full stack applicationsOwning system architecture, deployment, and engineering standardsIntegrating AI features into products using modern APIs and data-driven approachesImproving CI/CD, environments, and overall delivery capabilityTech environment - Not set in StoneFrontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript (or similar)Backend: Node.js (Express, NestJS) or Python (FastAPI, Django) (or similar)APIs: REST, GraphQL (or similar)Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB (or similar)AI / Data:Experience integrating AI/ML features via APIs (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic or similar)Exposure to data pipelines, inference workflows, or retrieval-based systems (RAG, vector DBs or similar)Cloud & DevOps:AWS, Azure, or GCPDocker, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or similar)Experience deploying and maintaining production systems is essentialWhat they're looking for:Strong full stack engineer with leadership experienceProven track record delivering and deploying real productsComfortable owning deployment and improving engineering standardsClear communicator, able to work across technical and non-technical teamsThis role isn't for you if:Your AI experience is limited to demos, courses, or side projects without production useYou've never deployed or maintained a live system end-to-endYou prefer purely frontend or backend work without full stack ownershipYou're not comfortable taking responsibility for delivery, not just contributing codeCommunication with non-technical stakeholders isn't something you enjoySmall team, real ownership, exciting vision genuine impact.If you've shipped products, can lead from the front, and want to build something meaningful in the AI space, Apply NowNo sponsorship availableJBRP1_UKTJ