Tech Lead – Growth Engagement

Kraken

United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Remote
Typescript (react / react native)
Backend engineering (rust)
Building in greenfield environments
Own the technical foundation for a greenfield engagement platform, making early architectural decisions that will shape how we build rewards, notifications, and experimentation capabilities for years to come

Job Summary

  • Own the technical foundation for a greenfield engagement platform, making early architectural decisions that will shape how we build rewards, notifications, and experimentation capabilities for years to come.
  • You'll be the technical anchor for a small squad of 3–5 engineers — deeply hands-on in the code while providing the clarity and direction that keeps the team executing at pace.
  • This role is for engineers who thrive in ambiguity, love building from scratch, and are energized by seeing their work directly move metrics.

Matching Summary

Own the technical foundation for a greenfield engagement platform, making early architectural decisions that will shape how we build rewards, notifications, and experimentation capabilities for years to come.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • TypeScript (React / React Native)
  • backend engineering (Rust)
  • building in greenfield environments
  • experimentation mindset
  • product mindset
  • strong communication skills
  • remote-first, distributed environment

Nice-to-have

  • building engagement systems
  • gamification, incentive mechanics
  • experimentation frameworks and A/B testing
  • infrastructure and tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Redis, GitLab CI/CD)
  • high-growth environment adaptability

Key Requirements

  • Strong individual contributor background
  • Experience technically leading or coordinating a small team
  • Deep proficiency in TypeScript
  • Broad knowledge of backend engineering
  • Comfort building in greenfield environments
  • Strong experimentation mindset
  • Product mindset
  • Strong communication skills
  • Comfort operating autonomously

Work Rights

Not specified

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