Tech Lead

Tech Lead – Data Platform12-month contract | Fully RemoteWe are working with an early-stage technology company building a data-intensive B2B SaaS product for enterprise customers.The platform combines large-scale data pipelines, analytical and modelling capabilities, and a modern web application. The engineering team is small, highly technical and moving quickly as the product scales.We are looking for a hands-on Tech Lead to take ownership of the technical direction, architecture and engineering delivery across the platform.What you'll doOwn the technical architecture across data, backend and product.Lead a small engineering team across delivery, priorities and technical direction.Translate product requirements into practical technical plans.Remain hands-on, writing and reviewing production code.Establish strong engineering practices around testing, releases, observability and security.Work with enterprise customers on technical and security requirements.Help shape the product and technology roadmap.Must-haveSignificant hands-on engineering experience as a Tech Lead, Founding Engineer, Staff Engineer or similar.Proven experience building and taking a data-driven product from prototype into production.Strong experience with data platforms, production pipelines and cloud data warehouses.Strong B2B SaaS architecture experience, including multi-tenancy, security and data protection.Strong TypeScript and React/Next.js experience.Experience working in a fast-moving startup or scale-up environment.Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate independently and comfortably with ambiguity.Strong software engineering practices and experience using AI-assisted development tools.Nice to haveExperience working in an early-stage startup through Series A or similar growth stage.Snowflake or equivalent cloud data warehouse experience.Experience with complex operational or event-based data.Process mining, simulation or Operations Research experience.Experience building analytical or data-intensive B2B products.Experience working with production AI/LLM features.