Technical Lead
Inara · Leeds, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 23 Oct 2026.
***Please note - you must be available immediately for this contract role***
I'm working with a scale-up who are at an exciting point. They've built a successful product previously and are now pivoting into a new product for a different market, and they need an experienced engineering leader to help them get it out the door.
The team is small (8 people) and already in place, with a strong CPO and a solid group of engineers. What they need now is someone who has been through the 0-1 journey before: someone to shape the architecture, lead and manage the engineers, and bring a culture of experimentation and delivery focus.
This isn't about building the perfect platform. It's about getting something to market quickly, proving product-market fit, and doing it at the right level of quality. Pragmatic over polished, without cutting the corners that will hurt later. The team could do with being a bit more gung-ho, and they want someone who can help them get there.
What they're looking for:
- Senior or principal-level engineer who has also done proper engineering management
- Real start-up / 0-1 experience, ideally getting a new product to market
- Hands-on with AWS, TypeScript and React
- A pragmatic approach to architecture with no over-engineering
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