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Contract Ruby Tech Lead - Start up

The Barbican, City of London

Contract Ruby Tech Lead - Start up

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The Barbican, City of London

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 30 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 6271855f7b454565933e84d02b96ec1a

Location ref: City of London

Full Job Description

We're partnering with a fast-growing startup on a mission to build a high-impact product used by thousands of customers. They're now looking for a hands-on Ruby Tech Lead to step in on a contract basis and drive technical direction, delivery, and team alignment during a key growth phase.

This is a high-ownership role where you'll influence architecture, mentor engineers, and help scale both the platform and engineering practices.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead the design and delivery of scalable, high-performance systems using Ruby (Ruby on Rails)
Provide technical leadership to a small but growing engineering team
Own architecture decisions and help evolve the platform as it scales
Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Leadership stakeholders
Drive best practices around code quality, testing, and deployment
Contribute hands-on to the codebase when needed
Help shape the engineering roadmap and delivery strategy

Strong experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Engineer in startup or scale-up environments
Deep expertise in Ruby / Ruby on Rails
Proven experience with system design, architecture, and scaling applications
Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Experience mentoring or leading engineers
Familiarity with modern cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or similar)
Strong communication skills and the ability to influence non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have

Experience in early-stage startups or high-growth scale-ups
Background working on consumer or marketplace products
Exposure to microservices, event-driven systems, or API-heavy platforms
DevOps or CI/CD exposure
Why Join

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/contract-ruby-tech-lead-start-up-126909018
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