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Technical Lead - TypeScript / Node.js

As a Technical Lead, you’ll work directly with the founder to shape the technical vision and execution of a high-growth startup backed by a larger, established group. You’ll lead a talented engineering squad, drive architectural decisions, and deliver scalable backend systems that support thousands of users-all while influencing the strategic direction of the product.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll combine deep technical expertise with mentorship, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-moving startup environment.

The Role

Technical Strategy & Leadership

Work alongside the founder to define and evolve the technical roadmap

Lead architectural design and critical technology decisions

Champion engineering best practices, code quality, and technical excellence

Mentor, coach, and grow engineers at all levels

Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and innovation

Backend Architecture & Development

Architect, build, and scale backend services and RESTful APIs

Design, optimise, and maintain MongoDB database solutions

Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability

Resolve complex production issues with robust solutions

Implement microservices and modern backend patterns

Collaboration & Delivery

Partner with Product, Design, and the founder to deliver high-impact outcomes

Participate in hiring and technical interviews to grow the engineering team

Drive improvements in processes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices

Ensure effective planning, estimation, and execution across initiatives

Core Technical Expertise

You’ll thrive in this role if you have strong experience with:

MongoDB (data modelling, indexing, aggregation pipelines, performance tuning)

Node.js and the wider JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem

Express.js and/or Fastify

RESTful API design and distributed systems

AWS or similar cloud platforms

Microservices architecture

Testing frameworks (Vitest, Jest, Mocha, etc.)

CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices

GitHub workflows

Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog)

Docker and Kubernetes

Tech Stack

You’ll be working with:

Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript

Express.js, Fastify

MongoDB

AWS

Vue.js, Nuxt.js

Nice to Have – AI Experience

Not essential, but highly desirable:

Integrating AI/ML models into production systems

Working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)

Prompt engineering

AI workflow tools (LangChain, Flowise)

Building internal AI-powered automation tools

Why This Role is Exciting

Work directly with the founder on a startup backed by a larger, established group

Influence the technical and product direction from the ground up

Hands-on leadership in a fast-moving, high-impact environment

Benefits

We genuinely invest in our people. You’ll enjoy:

Remote-first working (offices in London and Manchester)

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 2 Christmas shutdown days

Option to purchase an additional week of leave

Interested? Please Click Apply Now!

Technical Lead - TypeScript / Node.js