Tech Lead – Luxury Lifestyle Marketplace

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-scaling luxury lifestyle marketplace is seeking a Tech Lead to join their founding team. This role involves building core features for their web and mobile app, making architectural decisions, and preparing to lead an engineering team as the business grows. Ideal candidates will have a strong engineering background, experience in fast-paced environments, and a passion for premium brands.

Qualifications

• Experience in lean, fast-paced environments.
• Ability to work across frontend and backend with a backend focus.

Responsibilities

• Owning and delivering core features across web and mobile app.
• Making decisions on architecture, tooling, and infrastructure.
• Leading engineering efforts while remaining hands-on in code.

Skills

Engineering Skills

Product Mindset

Leadership

Collaboration

Tools

Docker

Google Cloud

Cloudflare

Infisical

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Tech Lead – Luxury Lifestyle Marketplace, London

Client: JD&Co

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 16.05.2025

Expiry Date: 30.06.2025

Job Description:

Tech Lead – Luxury Lifestyle Marketplace

Hands-on / Fast-moving / Ready to lead

Our client is an ambitious, fast-scaling brand that has created a disruptive new luxury lifestyle marketplace. It is a premium digital platform accessible via a sleek app and website.

Now five years in, they’ve built momentum: thousands of loyal customers, strong revenue growth, and a tech product that delivers.

They operate as a lean, efficient team and function like a scrappy, high-ownership startup. They’re seeking a Tech Lead to join the founding team and drive the next stage of growth.

This role is for someone who can build quickly, take ownership of the full stack, and lay the foundations for a future team, while writing production-ready code from day one.

You’ll be:

• Owning and delivering core features across web and mobile app
• Making decisions on architecture, tooling, and infrastructure
• Leading engineering efforts while remaining hands-on in code
• Collaborating closely with the CEO and COO to shape and implement the roadmap
• Preparing to hire and lead an engineering team as the business grows

The stack includes:

• Docker, Infisical (Secrets), Cloudflare, Google Cloud

You’ll need to demonstrate:

• A GitHub profile showcasing strong engineering skills
• Experience working in lean, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities
• A product mindset and a bias for action
• Experience with premium, luxury, or high-aesthetic brands
• A track record of leading builds or teams — formally or informally
• Ability to work across frontend and backend, with a backend focus
• An ambition to grow into a future Director of Engineering or CTO

This is an opportunity to build the platform, the team, and the culture from scratch, in a business with real momentum and a clear vision.

You’ll have autonomy, visibility, and the chance to create something exceptional in the luxury space.

Interested? Reach out with your GitHub profile and a brief overview of what you’ve built.