Job Description

Contract Ruby Tech Lead (Startup)

Location: Remote / London Hybrid (optional)

Contract Length: 3–6 months (with potential extension)

🌱 About the Role

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.

🛠 What You’ll Be Doing

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

✅ What We’re Looking For

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

⭐ Nice to Have

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

DevOps or CI/CD exposure

💡 Why Join

Immediate impact in a high-growth startup environment

Work alongside an ambitious and collaborative founding/leadership team

Flexibility with remote-first setup in the UK

Opportunity for contract extension or future permanent role

📩 Interested?

Apply now or reach out directly to learn more — we’d love to share further details on the product, roadmap, and team