Dex
Engineering Lead (up to £150k)
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Dex
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The role
This company is building the next generation of CRM. Not a legacy system with AI bolted on, but a truly AI-native platform, engineered from the ground up with real-time infrastructure. They're powering go-to-market teams at ambitious companies, growing rapidly, and backed by leading investors with significant Series B funding.
You'll lead a new product area, owning it end-to-end. This means recruiting and growing a focused team of 3-5 engineers, while remaining 80% hands-on. This is a rare seat for a Staff Engineer or Tech Lead ready for their first direct reports, without sacrificing deep technical contribution. It's not a pure management role, nor is it a staff IC position with informal leadership.
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The work
- Architect, build, and ship core features in a new product area, contributing deeply in either backend (TypeScript/Node.js, Go) or frontend (React).
- Recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of 3-5 engineers, fostering a culture of craft and ownership.
- Drive technical direction and evolve the platform's architecture to support significant scale and new AI-native capabilities.
- Translate customer insights into product decisions, owning the roadmap and delivery for your domain.
- Lead by example, setting the technical bar and coaching engineers through complex problems and career growth.
What You Bring
- Deep expertise in Go, TypeScript/Node.js, or React, with a track record of shipping high-quality systems.
- Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Staff Engineer, driving multi-engineer projects and setting technical direction.
- Hands-on proficiency in designing and building scalable, reliable backend systems on modern cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).
- A genuine desire to take on line management, including hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers.
- Ability to influence technical and product decisions across teams through clear communication and sound reasoning.
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Why apply through Dex
This is a rare leadership role at a rapidly scaling, well-funded company. Applying through Dex means you skip the cold application process and get a full brief on the company and role before you even interview. We help you cut through the noise to find opportunities like this one, often before they're widely advertised.
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