Lead Software Engineer Lead (Java/Python, Cloud and AI)Location : London (5 days in office)Duration 12 months Competitive Day Rate (Inside IR35)Key Expectations from the role:Technical leadership and architectureDelivery ownershipAI/ML solution stewardshipPeople leadershipStakeholder and product partnershipControls and governanceKey Skills:Expert level proficiency in Java and/or Python.Cloud-native systems on AWS (compute, storage, networking, IAM, KMS, observability).Demonstrated success in leading teams Deep understanding of AI/ML solutions implementation, with emphasis on LLM applications and retrieval-augmented generation.Expertise in modern SDLC and DevOps: CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins/GitLab), infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation), automated testing, and SRE practices. ..... full job details .....