develop
Technical Lead

How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Tech Lead | Brand New Agentic Team
Central London | Hybrid (2-3 days per week) | Up to £140k (flexibility for the right candidate) + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
We're working with a global payments technology organisation who is investing heavily in the future of Agentic Commerce and is looking for an experienced technology leader to help shape and define an entirely new function.
This is a rare opportunity to join at the beginning of a greenfield initiative backed by executive leadership and significant investment. The organisation is building a specialist team focused on how AI agents, merchants and customers interact in the future, creating new experiences that remove friction and simplify complex integrations.
This role is not about owning a team today. Instead, it is about influencing direction, setting standards, challenging thinking and helping define what good looks like in a rapidly evolving space.
What you'll be doing
Reasons to use Rodeo
I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
See breakdownIt searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
- Helping define the technical direction of a brand-new Agentic Commerce function.
- Evaluating emerging AI and agentic technologies and determining how they can be applied at enterprise scale.
- Working closely with product, security and engineering leaders to shape future capabilities.
- Challenging existing approaches and driving innovation across multiple teams.
- Influencing architectural decisions and engineering standards.
- Acting as a visible technical leader both internally and externally.
- Supporting future hiring and helping build a world-class engineering team.
- Engaging with customers, partners and industry peers to understand emerging trends.
What we're looking for
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and architectural experience.
- Experience building large-scale distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of modern cloud-native engineering practices.
- Strong opinions backed by practical experience.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive technical direction.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Passion for AI, agentic systems and emerging technology.
- Comfortable operating in environments with ambiguity and change.


Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Nice to have
- Payments or fintech experience.
- Exposure to agentic AI workflows.
- Experience navigating trust, governance, security or risk considerations.
- Previous technical leadership or line management experience.
Package
- £120,000 - £140,000 base salary (flexibility for the right candidate)
- Bonus scheme
- Private healthcare
- Enhanced pension
- Life assurance
- International travel opportunities
- Genuine opportunity to shape a new business function from day one
This is one of the most influential engineering hires within the organisation's AI strategy and offers the chance to define how a global business approaches Agentic Commerce for years to come.
#techlead #staff #principal #agentic #ai #software
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location