Tech Lead – Data Platform12-month contract | Fully Remote
We 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 do
- Own 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‑have
- Significant 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 have
- Experience 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.
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