Software Engineering Team Lead

AG Talent; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthtech company is seeking a Contract Software Engineering Team Lead in Liverpool. The role involves leading a cross-functional team, delivering impactful software for healthcare. You will be responsible for mentoring engineers, contributing to major features, and ensuring team culture thrives. A strong background in Ruby is essential, with experience in fast-paced environments. The position offers competitive pay and a remote-first work culture, catering to those who both manage and code.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Ruby.
• Experience leading product-focused engineering teams.
• Comfortable reviewing pull requests.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional product engineering squad.
• Support career growth and onboarding.
• Contribute to major features and architecture.
• Work with product and design on priorities.
• Improve delivery, quality, and team culture.

Skills

Ruby

Leadership

Ruby on Rails

Mentoring

CI/CD

Job description

Contract Software Engineering Team Lead – Ruby - Healthtech

Initial Duration 3 months that may extend

Outside of IR35

Rate : £550 - £650 per day (maybe more for the right person)

Tech Stack : Ruby, AWS

You must have recent hands on experience with Ruby.

We’re hiring 2x Contract Ruby Software Engineering Team Lead to take full ownership of product squads. The company is a SaaS Healthtech who have over 30M users worldwide.

You’ll join a remote-first team , delivering changes to production over 100 times a month. Speed and safety go hand in hand here, supported by a mature, CI / CD-first mindset.

You’ll lead a team of 4 engineers building products that improve real-world healthcare delivery.

It’s for someone who wants to lead, not just manage. Someone who still loves shipping code but also wants to coach, unblock, and grow a team.

You’ll work closely with your Product Manager and Designer to define the team’s roadmap and set the tone for delivery.

What makes this worth your time?

• You’ll be trusted to run your squad from roadmap to release
• You’ll still be hands‑on, coding alongside your team (but not drowning in it)
• You’ll be coaching, mentoring, hiring, and shaping both the product and the people
• You’ll contribute to a real mission : simplifying healthcare for patients and professionals alike

What you’ll be doing :

• Leading a cross‑functional product engineering squad
• Supporting career growth, onboarding, hiring, and performance
• Staying close to the codebase, contributing to major features and architecture
• Working with product and design to prioritise impact
• Improving delivery, quality, and team culture

What we’re looking for :

• You’ve led a product‑focused engineering team before and worked in fast‑paced environments
• You’ve got excellent experience with Ruby and Rails. It would be great if you also have experience with Ember, but this isn’t essential.
• You’re still technical and comfortable reviewing PRs and solving tricky problems
• You care about people and have experience mentoring and developing engineers
• You understand how to balance autonomy with alignment
• Ideally, experience working on payment systems such as Stripe or similar
• Ideally, experience working on data extraction, integration, or ETL platforms

Interview Process

2 stages over Zoom

1st stage will be an introductory call

2nd stage will involve a pair programming session

If you’re a solid contract Ruby Software Engineering team lead who thrives in fast‑moving teams and wants to build software that has real-world impact, apply now.