Lead AI Native Engineer (Software Engineering)

Who We Are

Build. Scale. Sustain.

We are a global technology consultancy with a trademarked AI-first engineering approach for accelerating the delivery of digital products and revolutionizing platform modernization.We do the right thing and we do it right.Were proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion and a B Corp-certified company.

• We aresmall enough to care locally big enough to deliver globally: 5 continents 10 countries 500 experts from 50 nationalities across the Americas Europe and APAC
• We arerobust and resilient: 100% independent and 0 debt
• We areentrepreneurs and passionate experts: We invest in what we believe genuinely and work as a collective intelligence
• We arepositive courageous caring doers and committed to excellence

About Gen-e2TM

While the market is still largely AI-augmenting delivery we have reinvented the SDLC to be AI First. Leveraging our 16 years expertise in digital transformation our approach is a game-changer in productivity and quality with a strong collaboration between IA generative and our best Talents:

• We now generate 95% of the entire product code documentation infrastructure as code and even design powered by GitHub Copilot.
• The quality consistently exceeds the output of our best traditional engineering teams.
• A product repository houses all product artefacts giving AI full project context for higher-quality generation.
• A library of rules and prompts defines coding standards design principles and security guidelines ensuring enterprise-grade quality and scalability.

With Gen-e2TM we deliver end-to-end products 23 faster than traditional approaches while raising the bar for engineering excellence.

YOUR ROLE

At Palo IT technical leads are expected to beAI-native by defaultand act astechnical authoritiesfor their teams and projects. As aTechnical Lead (AI-Native) you will own the technical direction and project execution for engineering teams while actively embedding AI and Generative AI into how teams work by default.

You will lead and manage a team of engineers providing full-stack expertise establishing best practices and ensuring delivery excellence. Working closely with clients project teams and business stakeholders you willshepherd technical decision-makingand providethought-leadershipthrough both traditional development practices and AI-augmented workflows.

You will apply Palo ITsGen-E2 methodologyto drive quality speed and responsible AI adoption across projects and teams.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Delivery Ownership

• Own the technical direction and roadmapfor engineering projects.
• Provide full-stack expertiseto the engineering team and establish best practices on code quality and performance.
• Shepherd technical decision-making processand provide thought-leadership.
• Provide architecture-level and code-level feedbackfor the engineering team.
• Build confidence in project deliverythrough automated testing continuous integration monitoring and analytics.
• Monitor project progress and delivery qualityacross teams.
• Ensuretimelines outcomes and engineering standardsare met.

AI-Native & Gen-E2 Leadership (Core Expectation)

• Champion AI-native ways of workingacross the team including AI-assisted development testing and documentation.
• Define and enforce AI/GenAI best practices including:
• Prompt and context engineering standards
• Output validation guardrails and fallback strategies
• Code review standards for AI-generated code
• Stay current with emerging GenAI trends and toolsand translate them into practical value-driven implementations.
• Act as a technical authority and coachon Gen-E2 practices and responsible AI/GenAI adoption.

People Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of engineersto deliver high-quality code and projects.
• Providetechnical guidance coaching and career development planningfor team members.
• Manage performancethrough clear goal setting regular feedback and reviews and identification of growth opportunities.
• Foster a collaborative innovative and learning-driven culture.
• Recruit and buildhigh-performing engineering teams.

Consulting Clients & Growth

• Collaborate with clientsto understand business problems design solutions and lead implementation.
• Partner with Sales and Presales teamsto shape proposals solution approaches and contribute to technical responses and estimations.
• Contribute to reusable assets accelerators and frameworksto scale delivery efficiency.
• Support Palo ITthought leadershipthrough research experimentation and publication.

Must-Have Experience

• 10 yearsof hands-on software development experienceincluding recent experience in client and team management.
• Proven experienceleading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Deep technological expertise infullstack development. Preferred technologies includeReactJSfor frontend development andNodeJS/Java/Pythonfor backend development.
• Experience in developingscalable reliable and secure applications.
• Experience withsolution architecture.
• Strong understanding of commonprogramming patterns and principles.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated use ofAI tools in day-to-day engineering work(not just theoretical exposure).

AI-Native & Gen-E2 Skills (Required)

• Hands-on daily useof AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot Cursor or equivalent).
• Strong grasp ofprompt and context engineeringfor engineering workflows.
• Proven experience defining and enforcingGenAI best practices across teams.
• Ability tocoach and mentor teamson effective and responsible AI tool usage.
• Critical thinking to validate and verify AI-generated code and solutions.

Good to Have

• Experience with any emerging technologies (Decentralised Identity Realtime-cross border payment Quantum computing Advanced Smart Contract etc..).
• Experience withAI/ML services and frameworks.
• Experience withcloud computing platforms(Azure AWS GCP).
• Mobile developmentexperience (Swift for iOS Android native or hybrid).

What Success Looks Like at Palo IT

• Youlead high-performing AI-native teams.
• Youown technical directionand deliver production-grade applications with excellence.
• Youdefine and enforce best practicesacross teams and projects.
• Yougrow people platforms and impact together.
• You elevate Palo ITsGen-E2 maturityacross teams and clients.

MoreAbout PALO IT

Wereeager to adapt to change learn from ourexperiencesand move to meet our planets urgent actionto:

• Become a climate net-zero company
• Deliverprojects with a positive impact
• Train 100% of our workforce on impact
• Achieve B Corp certification among all our offices across the globe
• Continuously measure & improve employee happiness

Our clientsare amongst the worlds most successful companies. We innovate with both established Fortune 1000s SMEs and start-ups who aim to make an impact become globalleadersand address the worlds most complex challenges.

WhatWeOffer

• Stimulating working environments
• Unique career path
• International mobility
• Internal R&D projects
• Knowledge sharing
• Personalized training
• Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship

For more on our team culture and benefits check outourcareers page.

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