Lead AI Automation Engineer

M-KOPA

Lead AI Automation Engineer leading a first-time team designing and implementing AI automations at M-KOPA. Drive financial inclusion across Africa through innovative tools and technologies.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead two AI Ops Engineers — own their delivery, development, and day-to-day work
Prioritise efficiently — manage competing requests from multiple teams by applying a clear prioritisation framework you'll help develop and improve
Build and ship automations and agents that measurably improve how internal teams and customer-facing staff work
Keep the AI tooling stack healthy as usage scales across 2,500+ employees
Stay current on emerging AI tools and technologies - know what's hype and what's actually useful
Help refine AI training for the wider organisation, including Software Engineering teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on experience building automations
Hands-on experience building agents using agentic frameworks — LangChain, MCP, Google ADK or similar
Background in enterprise tooling — rapid prototyping tools (Vercel/Railway), identity automation (Entra), or internal platforms
People leadership experience — you've led or mentored engineers and can own a team's delivery and development

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones
Work with diverse teams across UK, Europe, and Africa
Professional development programmes and coaching partnerships
Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements
Well-being support and career growth opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

building automationsbuilding agentsLangChainMCPGoogle ADKrapid prototyping toolsVercelRailwayidentity automationEntra

Soft Skills

people leadershipmentoringprioritisationteam deliverydevelopment