Software Engineering Team Lead - Ruby
“I feel like a babysitter, not a team lead.”
That’s what one engineer said to us recently. And it stuck. Because too often, "team lead" means shielding your team from chaos without ever getting to shape the direction.
This role is different.
We’re hiring a Ruby Software Engineering Team Lead to take full ownership of a product squad. The company is a SaaS Healthtech who have over 30M users worldwide.
You’ll join a remote-first team (UK-based, with quarterly meetups), 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
The stack:
* Ruby, Rails, Ember, AWS
* Strong CI/CD culture, shipping to production frequently with confidence
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
* You’ve got excellent experience with Ruby and Rails. It would be great if you’ve also got 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
The package:
* £90,000 to £110,000 salary
* 10% bonus
* 25 days holiday plus your birthday off
* Private healthcare
* 5% pension
* Remote-first in the UK with quarterly team meetups
The process:
* Initial Zoom call (1 hour) with 2 Engineering Managers
* Final stage (2 hours): 1st hour is a Paired Programming session in Ruby followed by a 1 hour final interview on ways of working & culture add.
If you want to shape not just how software gets built but how engineers grow, this could be the one.