Founding Tech Lead - Remote Software Engineer

Morson Edge; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech start-up in the UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead. This role involves shaping the architecture and product direction while working on enhancing mental health solutions. You will help scale the company from R&D to product and have the opportunity to hire and lead a team. Offering a competitive salary up to £120k, 30 days annual leave, and remote-first work with equity opportunities for impactful contributions.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Remote first working

Equity opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in full stack development and proficiency in TDD, CI/CD, IaC, and Observability.
• Strong understanding of system design, build, test, deployment, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Shape the company’s architecture, standards, and product direction from day one.
• Report directly to the CTO and help build and hire a team.
• Drive scaling from R&D to Product in a tech start-up environment.

Skills

TypeScript / Node.js

Backend APIs

AWS or GCP

Streaming systems experience (Flink, Kafka, Kinesis, Spark etc.)

Job description

A growing tech start-up in the UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead. This role involves shaping the architecture and product direction while working on enhancing mental health solutions. You will help scale the company from R&D to product and have the opportunity to hire and lead a team. Offering a competitive salary up to £120k, 30 days annual leave, and remote-first work with equity opportunities for impactful contributions.