As Technical Lead, you will own NatureAlpha’s technology environment end-to-end, serving as the senior technology voice. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll leverage AI-native delivery models to build scalable GCP infrastructure and secure data platforms. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for a technologist ready to define the future of nature-risk intelligence.
Technical Lead at NatureAlpha
Join NatureAlpha as Technical Lead and redefine how global finance prices nature-related risk for $25T in assets. As a venture-backed, AI-native intelligence company, we are looking for a singular, exceptional technologist to own our entire technology stack end-to-end. You will leverage agentic tooling to achieve the output of an entire department, building secure GCP infrastructure and data platforms for elite clients like JPMorgan. This is a high-ownership role for a leader who excels in the 'department of one' model, combining deep architectural judgment with hands-on AI-leveraged delivery in our London-based senior team.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
£110k-£140k + Equity
Company
NatureAlpha
Role overview
NatureAlpha is a specialist nature risk intelligence company that provides AI-powered geospatial analytics for financial institutions. Its Geoverse platform helps users quantify, manage, and report nature- and biodiversity-related risks and impacts, with TNFD-aligned data and coverage across equities, bonds, and other investment assets.
What you will do
- Architect and maintain robust GCP/Cloud Run infrastructure and secure data delivery systems, including SFTP, APIs, and Snowflake-integrated MCP servers.
- Lead end-to-end security and compliance, managing ISO 27001/SOC 2 standards and handling complex technical due diligence for regulated financial clients.
- Drive production shipping using AI-agentic workflows like Claude Code and Cursor, maintaining rigorous human review standards for all platform features.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 6+ years of engineering experience with deep hands-on expertise in GCP, Cloud Run, and building secure data platforms for enterprise users.
- Possesses practitioner-level security knowledge, including experience with penetration testing, vulnerability management, and leading formal security certification processes.
- Demonstrates a proven track record of using AI-leveraged tools to accelerate development cycles and a desire to own broad scope without a large team.
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead a “department of one” by mastering AI-native delivery, using agentic tooling to achieve the output of an entire engineering organization.
- Join a venture-backed firm serving global financial giants like JPMorgan and Mercer, tackling the $44 trillion economic challenge of nature-related risk.
- Enjoy high-level autonomy and a direct line to the CEO, shaping the architectural foundation of a platform tracking 10M+ geolocated facilities.
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