Technical Lead
Posted 7 Oct 2026
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- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
About Sand
Sand Technologies is a global Physical AI company using data and AI to make critical industries work better. We partner with governments, cities and enterprises to improve how essential systems operate across healthcare, water, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure.
Our work delivers proven real-world impact. We have built AI systems that help manage London’s water supply, supported telecom network planning across hundreds of cities, and developed digital healthcare platforms serving tens of millions of people across Africa. From intelligent command centers to AI-powered infrastructure platforms, we help organizations sense, analyze and act in complex environments.
Our people are ambitious, curious and relentlessly practical. Our teams work alongside clients in the field, solving hard problems and deploying solutions that last. With colleagues across Africa, Europe, the UK and the US, we operate across the full stack - from research and engineering to deployment and capability building.
Our mission is simple: to harness AI to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges.
About the role
The primary responsibility for this technical leadership role is the delivery of production-level intelligent solutions. The role encompasses client management and enabling of shared client interests.
Working alongside the AI Solutions Director and Product Manager, you will provide technical input to scoping discussions and drive delivery of agreed outputs by a cross-functional squad. This is a player-manager role. You will be expected to contribute directly to technical delivery alongside leading the squad
What you’ll do
- Lead technical delivery across the full solution stack — from data ingestion and processing pipelines through to API and application layers — ensuring quality, reliability, and security throughout.
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for the client, building strong relationships with their engineering and operations teams and representing Sand's technical approach with confidence.
- Lead and mentor a cross-functional squad of data engineers, data scientists, and software engineers, setting standards and providing direction through code reviews and architectural decisions.
- Work closely with the Solution Architect to translate design into day-to-day delivery decisions, managing technical risk and escalating where needed.
- Work closely with the Product Manager, taking the product scope and breaking it into pieces of work that the cross-functional team can delivery
- Contribute hands-on to delivery alongside leading the team, maintaining a strong understanding of the codebase and platform at all times.