Technical Lead - TypeScript​/Node.js

As a Technical Lead, you ll work directly with the founder to shape the technical vision and execution of a high-growth startup backed by a larger, established group. You ll lead a talented engineering squad, drive architectural decisions, and deliver scalable backend systems that support thousands of users-all while influencing the strategic direction of the product.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you ll combine deep technical expertise with mentorship, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-moving startup environment.

• Work alongside the founder to define and evolve the technical roadmap
• Lead architectural design and critical technology decisions
• Champion engineering best practices, code quality, and technical excellence
• Mentor, coach, and grow engineers at all levels
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and innovation

• Architect, build, and scale backend services and RESTful APIs
• Design, optimise, and maintain Mongo
  
  DB database solutions
• Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability
• Resolve complex production issues with robust solutions
• Implement microservices and modern backend patterns

• Partner with Product, Design, and the founder to deliver high-impact outcomes
• Participate in hiring and technical interviews to grow the engineering team
• Drive improvements in processes, CI/CD pipelines, and Dev Ops practices
• Ensure effective planning, estimation, and execution across initiatives

You ll thrive in this role if you have strong experience with:

• Mongo
  
  DB (data modelling, indexing, aggregation pipelines, performance tuning)
• Node.js and the wider JavaScript/Type Script ecosystem
• Express.js and/or Fastify
• RESTful API design and distributed systems
• AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Microservices architecture
• Testing frameworks (Vitest, Jest, Mocha, etc.)
• CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops best practices
• Git Hub workflows
• Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog)
• Docker and Kubernetes

You ll be working with:

• Node.js, JavaScript/Type Script
• Express.js, Fastify
• MongoDB
• AWS
• Vue.js, Nuxt.js

Not essential, but highly desirable:

• Integrating AI/ML models into production systems
• Working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
• Prompt engineering
• AI workflow tools (Lang Chain, Flowise)
• Building internal AI-powered automation tools

• Work directly with the founder on a startup backed by a larger, established group
• Influence the technical and product direction from the ground up
• Hands-on leadership in a fast-moving, high-impact environment

We genuinely invest in our people. You ll enjoy:

• Remote-first working (offices in London and Manchester)
• Flexible working hours
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 2 Christmas shutdown days
• Option to purchase an additional week of leave