Company Description
VentureRadar is a niche B2B SaaS business providing a highly custom-built technology platform for analysing, scoring, and reporting on innovative companies. Our stack has evolved over 13 years, combining deep domain knowledge with powerful technical infrastructure - including crawler systems, automated import processes, and multi-source data enrichment.
With our founding technical lead stepping away after a long tenure, we're looking to bring in a part-time senior developer who can take ownership of the platform, guide future technical strategy, and ensure system continuity.
Role Description
* Take over from the outgoing tech lead with full support and documentation during a transition period
* Manage hosting and infrastructure, including cost optimisation
* Act as lead developer, providing hands-on development, particularly for new features or refactors
* Contribute to product discussions and prioritisation
* Be the technical steward of a system with real IP value and active users
* Own the technical roadmap, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and alignment with business goals
The role is remote and on-going, with UK-based applicants preferred (outside IR35) for occasional meet-ups. Beginning in September/October 2025.
The role initially is for 2 days per month.
Qualifications
* 5+ years’ C#/.NET full-stack experience
* Strong Azure knowledge
* Familiarity with MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and SQL Server
* Comfortable navigating and modernising legacy systems
* Independent, structured, and proactive mindset
* Strategic thinking - able to balance product evolution with maintenance
* (Bonus) Experience with data-driven SaaS platforms
* (Bonus) Experience with crawlers or data enrichment pipelines
The Tech Stack
The platform comprises:
* C# (.NET) applications, including multiple websites
* Microsoft Azure
* Elasticsearch
* MongoDB
* SQL Server
* Custom-built infrastructure across crawling, data processing orchestration system and internal tools and dashboards
The system is stable and mature, but has plenty of opportunity for a technical lead to bring value.
Why Join?
* Become part of a small team running an impactful business with an established user base and proven revenue model
* Flexible, part-time commitment to fit around other roles or projects
* Take real ownership - technically and strategically
To Apply
Along with applying through LinkedIn please drop us a brief note to info@ventureradar.com with your experience, availability, and what interests you about this role. Please include your expected day rate in your application. If shortlisted, you’ll be given a small technical task to get a feel for the system and its structure.