Ruby Tech Lead - Start up

We’re partnering with a fast‑growing startup on a mission to build a high‑impact product used by thousands of customers. They’re now looking for a hands‑on Ruby Tech Lead to step in on a contract basis and drive technical direction, delivery, and team alignment during a key growth phase.

This is a high‑ownership role where you’ll influence architecture, mentor engineers, and help scale both the platform and engineering practices.

• Lead the design and delivery of scalable, high-performance systems using Ruby (Ruby on Rails)
• Provide technical leadership to a small but growing engineering team
• Own architecture decisions and help evolve the platform as it scales
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Leadership stakeholders
• Drive best practices around code quality, testing, and deployment
• Contribute hands‑on to the codebase when needed
• Help shape the engineering roadmap and delivery strategy

• Strong experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Engineer in startup or scale‑up environments
• Deep expertise in Ruby / Ruby on Rails
• Proven experience with system design, architecture, and scaling applications
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments
• Experience mentoring or leading engineers
• Familiarity with modern cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or similar)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence non‑technical stakeholders

• Experience in early‑stage startups or high-growth scale‑ups
• Background working on consumer or marketplace products
• Exposure to microservices, event‑driven systems, or API‑heavy platforms
• Dev Ops or CI/CD exposure