Contract Ruby Tech Lead - Start up

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.