Contract Software Engineering Team Lead – Ruby - Healthtech
Initial Duration 3 months that may extend
Outside of IR35
Rate: £550 - £650 per day (maybe more for the right person)
Tech Stack: Ruby, AWS
You must have recent hands on experience with Ruby.
We’re hiring 2x Contract Ruby Software Engineering Team Lead to take full ownership of product squads. The company is a SaaS Healthtech who have over 30M users worldwide.
You’ll join a remote-first team, delivering changes to production over 100 times a month. Speed and safety go hand in hand here, supported by a mature, CI/CD-first mindset.
You’ll lead a team of 4 engineers building products that improve real-world healthcare delivery.
It’s for someone who wants to lead, not just manage. Someone who still loves shipping code but also wants to coach, unblock, and grow a team.
You’ll work closely with your Product Manager and Designer to define the team’s roadmap and set the tone for delivery.
What makes this worth your time?
* You’ll be trusted to run your squad from roadmap to release
* You’ll still be hands-on, coding alongside your team (but not drowning in it)
* You’ll be coaching, mentoring, hiring, and shaping both the product and the people
* You’ll contribute to a real mission: simplifying healthcare for patients and professionals alike
What you’ll be doing:
* Leading a cross-functional product engineering squad
* Supporting career growth, onboarding, hiring, and performance
* Staying close to the codebase, contributing to major features and architecture
* Working with product and design to prioritise impact
* Improving delivery, quality, and team culture
What we’re looking for:
* You’ve led a product-focused engineering team before and worked in fast-paced environments
* You’ve got excellent experience with Ruby and Rails. It would be great if you also have experience with Ember, but this isn’t essential.
* You’re still technical and comfortable reviewing PRs and solving tricky problems
* You care about people and have experience mentoring and developing engineers
* You understand how to balance autonomy with alignment
* Ideally, experience working on payment systems such as Stripe or similar
* Ideally, experience working on data extraction, integration, or ETL platforms
Interview Process
2 stages over Zoom
1st stage will be an introductory call
2nd stage will involve a pair programming session
If you’re a solid contract Ruby Software Engineering team lead who thrives in fast-moving teams and wants to build software that has real-world impact, apply now.