Unity Advisory

Engineering Lead

Unity Advisory

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Lead the design and evolution of the firm’s core internal AI platform, including shared architectures, pipelines, and frameworks.
  • Define target-state architectures spanning applications, data, infrastructure, and integration layers.
  • Evaluate and guide the adoption of emerging AI approaches and capabilities where they create real internal value.
  • Ensure systems are designed in line with governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
  • Work closely with engineering, data, and product stakeholders to deliver robust, production-ready internal systems.
  • Guide early-stage initiatives through to scalable, maintainable production implementations.
  • Define integration strategies between the AI platform and internal enterprise systems.
  • Optimise platform environments for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Establish architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across the engineering function.
  • Advise senior leadership on platform risks, trade-offs, and long-term architectural decisions.
  • Stay current with advances in platform and AI system design, incorporating relevant innovation into the firm’s roadmap.

Requirements

  • 7+ years’ experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or technical architecture roles.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering scalable systems in distributed or cloud-based environments.
  • Demonstrated success architecting data-intensive or AI-enabled platforms in production settings.
  • Strong understanding of:
  • System and application architecture
  • Platform design and integration patterns
  • Data pipelines and infrastructure
  • Experience working with governance, security, and operational controls in production systems.
  • Ability to balance strategic architectural thinking with practical, hands-on delivery.
  • Strong technical leadership skills, with experience guiding engineers and influencing technical direction.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-growth, ambiguous environment with a high degree of ownership.
Benefits
  • A truly hybrid and flexible working environment.
  • Opportunity to be at the forefront of AI-driven advisory services.
  • Part of a high-impact finance function, empowered to shape systems and processes.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
AI platform designsystem architectureapplication architecturedata pipelinescloud-based environmentsplatform integration patternsscalable systemsproduction systemstechnical architectureemerging AI approaches
Soft skills
technical leadershipcommunicationcollaborationstrategic thinkinghands-on deliveryinfluencing technical directionownershipadaptabilityproblem-solvingstakeholder engagement