Technical Lead (AI & MACH) Job at AKQA (London)

Technical Lead (AI & MACH)

AKQA

Location:
United Kingdom , London

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design and build adaptive digital products, services and experiences that capture the imagination and deliver impressive returns for our clients. Our roles and responsibilities are rapidly changing during this age of rapid AI growth, adoption, capability and market options. AI Landscape and Production AI implementation experience is essential.

Job Responsibility:

Main driver for the end-to-end
ideation, technical innovation, design, scoping, development, deployment and maintenance of solutions
Overall responsibility for the day-to-day technical ownership and direction of a project
Lead the technical direction
Lead the architecture of the project
Contribute to code
Working closely with Business, Project Management, Creative, UX, and Data teams
Running on-shore, off-shore and hybrid development teams
Contributing to Technical Strategy, ideation, pitching, pre-sales activities and engineering, thought leadership, profile creation and speaking engagements

Requirements:

Client facing
Thought Leadership and promotion of AKQA Technology
AI Implementor
AI Usage - proficient elevated workflow and development tooling
AI Enabled Experience Development & Integration - vendor and cloud landscape knowledge, systems design, integration & model customisation
AI Architecture - Agentic AI creation and Orchestration
AI Content & Data Engineering - experience of collecting, cleansing, transforming and embedding
AI Cost x Value calculations
AI Governance and Testing models
Design and implement first-class end-to-end Solutions and MACH Architectures
Ability to create prototypes or bug fixes
Ability to integrate innovative solutions into the technical architecture
Ability to analyse, appraise and make recommendations
Ability to evaluate and validate the technical complexities of multi-tiered web solutions and systems integration
Ability to gather requirements and break them down into technical tasks
Ability to operate within different software delivery methodologies
Ability to recognise technical risk and plan to mitigate
Able to decide the resource profile required for a project and to provide estimates
Line manage and coach Developers
Ability to manage one or two
onshore, nearshore, offshore or hybrid development team(s)
Strive to learn new skills and stay abreast of technical developments
Ability to compare and select the most appropriate supplier or product
Ability and techniques to improve processes
Technical skills and knowledge: Cloud hosting providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel & Netlify
Cross-platform AI experience across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google
Advanced Python programming
AI frameworks such as AutoGen, Langflow, Tensorflow
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD
Use of Middleware and RESTful or GraphQL APIs
Microservices and MACH Architectures
HTML, CSS, Javascript frameworks such as React
or Mobile technologies such as SwiftUI, Kotlin, Flutter or React-native
CMS, DXPs and common MarTech
SaaS products integration
Atlassian, Azure DevOps, GitLab or similar workflow tools
Understanding of Automation and Quality assurance practices
Must be from an engineering or development background
A continuous-improvement approach to management
Proactive self-starter with acute attention to detail and drive for improvement
A practically-minded thought leader whose first priority is delivering excellent work
Advocate for improvements to processes, quality, and security
Analytical and positive mindset with a personable and professional approach
Sharp attention to detail and a passion for new technology
Professional written and verbal communication
Be able to talk about Technology to non-technical audiences
Champion continuous improvement and best-in-class software development processes
Contribute to the ideation process and be proactive in proposing technical solutions

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 13, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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Technical Lead (AI & MACH)

AKQA

Location:
United Kingdom , London

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

Job Responsibility:

Requirements:

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 13, 2026

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