Technical Lead - TypeScript / Node.js
15 days ago
London
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, • 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), • Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, • Express.js, Fastify, • MongoDB, • AWS, • 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, • 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