Lewis King

Shaped the technology roadmap through architectural assessment and discovery with key subject matter experts across departments. Aligned engineering teams around shared technical and architectural patterns. Leading modernisation planning across legacy platform retirement and a single, authoritative source of case data for all ERA applications. Leading improvements to AI-assisted review and workflow automation. Supported the business in achieving ISO/IEC 42001 certification as an AI provider.

Led multiple engineering teams, with accountability for technical direction, delivery, platform architecture and AWS operations. Rebuilt a core platform into the integration layer connecting customer journeys, adviser applications and product search. Delivered customer eligibility and income-and-expenditure journeys and architected internal APIs connecting both teams’ platforms. Led the teams through an AWS Well-Architected Review across the platform.

Technical lead across two engineering teams in an FCA-regulated equity release business. Owned the full lifecycle Built two production AI systems that streamlined adviser workflows and compliance processes - significantly reducing manual effort. Delivered a full broker platform from scratch - adviser login, case management, KFI generation and application submission Built the in-house equity release platform covering factfinding, case review, solicitor instructions, and whole-of-market product search