Lead Engineer (Go)

Designing and implementing AI-driven features and services within Napier’s platform

Contributing hands-on to development, including coding, debugging, and testing

Leading or mentoring a small team of engineers, supporting their growth and output

Working closely with Product, Architecture, and Data teams to translate AI use cases into production systems

Helping define and evolve engineering standards, tooling, and development practices within the AI team

Supporting integration of AI/ML models into scalable, production-grade systems

Diagnosing and resolving functional and performance/scalability issues

Participating in technology selection and architectural decisions

Supporting recruitment and onboarding of new team members as required

Providing input on resourcing decisions and team growth

At least 5–7 years of commercial experience in a senior or lead engineering role

Strong experience building and delivering production-grade systems in a product or SaaS environment

Experience working in smaller companies or teams, with a pragmatic and adaptable approach

Experience leading engineers or acting in a technical leadership capacity

Experience working in Agile delivery environments with a continuous improvement mindset

Exposure to AI/ML systems, data-driven platforms, or analytics products

Understanding of how to integrate models or data-driven features into production systems

Knowledge of DevOps and modern software engineering practices

Skills:

These skills are essential to be successful in this role

Strong hands-on programming experience in Go or Python (experience in both is beneficial)

Experience building distributed, microservice-based systems

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Understanding of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Experience with data pipelines, streaming technologies, or event-driven systems (e.g. Kafka beneficial)

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt quickly to changing requirements

Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities

Collaborative team player with strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Comfortable working in evolving environments and helping shape direction and structure

We’d be thrilled if you also have experience with, and are keen to grow your skills in, some of these other areas:

Machine learning frameworks or AI model development

Financial crime, fraud, or risk-related domains

Data processing and analytics platforms

Performance engineering and scalability optimisation

Observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus

Exposure to modern front-end technologies (React, Angular)

Experience working with distributed or remote teams

Comprehensive private healthcare through AXA covering optical, audio & dental.

25 days of annual leave + bank holidays, your birthday and a wellness day

Dedicated pension plan through Aviva

Life Insurance 4x your annual salary

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Income protections policy

Work from anywhere for up to 1 month

Access to our employee wellbeing programme.

Gym membership discounts.

Flexibility in work schedules and locations, ensuring a work-life balance. This role can be fulfilled either with a hybrid approach or fully in-office – depending on your preference.

This role can be fulfilled either with a hybrid approach or fully in-office – depending on your preference.

An open and flexible culture that allows you to work in the best way for you.

Please note applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. We are unable to offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.