Co-Founder (CTO)

JR United Kingdom; Sheffield; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the FinTech sector is seeking a Co-Founder & CTO based in Sheffield to lead the development of an innovative investment banking platform. This role offers equity ownership, the chance to build from the ground up, and the opportunity to work in a remote, flexible environment. Ideal candidates will have proven full-stack engineering experience and strong leadership skills, ensuring the success of the product while collaborating closely with a distributed team.

Benefits

Equity ownership (10–15%)

Flexible work environment

Opportunity to shape tech vision

Fully remote work

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a full-stack engineer.
• Deep hands-on experience with Python/Django, TypeScript, React.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the platform from MVP to scalable product.
• Manage outsourced teams and ensure product quality.
• Drive long-term innovation through a secure, AI-enhanced platform.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Leadership

DevOps

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

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Client:

Sataya

Location:

sheffield, south yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

28.06.2025

Expiry Date:

12.08.2025

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Job Description:

FinTech / Private Markets / Web Development / AI

? Equity ownership (10–15%) + future salary/benefits post-MVP

? Full-time

? Proven experience as a full-stack engineer with the ability to ship scalable, production-ready web applications.

Are you an experienced full-stack engineer and technical leader ready to co-found a bootstrapped startup reimagining investment banking? We are seeking a Co-Founder & CTO to lead the design, development, and scaling of a platform that modernizes private market deal-making using data, AI, and a frictionless digital interface. This foundational leadership role starts hands-on, with significant equity in the long-term success of the business.

Your Role:

• Own the end-to-end development of the platform—from MVP through to scalable product iterations.
• Lead full-stack engineering using Django (Python), React, and TypeScript, including architecture decisions, coding, and quality assurance.
• Manage and collaborate with outsourced development teams, ensuring delivery aligns with product goals and quality standards.
• Translate business goals into technical execution, working closely with the founding team to shape product strategy and roadmap.
• Recruit, mentor, and lead the in-house engineering team, including front-end, back-end, and DevOps engineers.
• Establish DevOps practices and infrastructure, with future plans for cloud migration (AWS or Google Cloud).
• Support investor conversations and represent the tech vision externally when needed.
• Drive long-term innovation through a scalable, secure, and AI-enhanced platform.
• Work effectively in a remote-first, globally distributed team.

What You’ll Need:

️ Proven experience as a full-stack engineer with the ability to ship scalable, production-ready web applications.

️ Deep hands-on experience with Python/Django, TypeScript, and React.

️ Strong DevOps/infrastructure knowledge, including familiarity with DigitalOcean, CI/CD, monitoring, and eventual migration plans.

️ Experience managing outsourced and distributed development teams, with strong project delivery and code quality oversight.

️ A product mindset—comfortable translating abstract business needs into robust, user-centric technical solutions.

️ Demonstrated leadership experience or clear potential to build and lead high-performing technical teams.

️ Comfortable operating in lean, ambiguous startup environments, taking initiative and making key architectural decisions early.

️ Excellent communicator and collaborator; able to work closely with non-technical founders, stakeholders, and future investors.

️ Aligned to UK or EMEA time zones, with openness to relocation as a bonus (not required).

Why Join Our Client?

? Equity ownership (10–15%) with a vesting schedule, giving you a true co-founder stake in the business.

? The opportunity to build a company from the ground up, working alongside experienced founders with deep domain knowledge.

? A chance to own the tech vision and roadmap of a high-potential, data- and AI-driven B2B product.

? Fully remote, flexible work environment with a collaborative, transparent culture that values impact, ownership, and integrity.

? Future salary and benefits post-MVP and revenue/funding milestones.

Apply Now to be considered and we will endeavour to reach out to discuss the role and client in further detail should you be a suitable fit.

If you do not hear back from us within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful. We thank you for your interest and encourage you to apply for future opportunities.