Vetted on a call by a Wave consultant, not scraped. £120,000 and above.
Seven years full stack, currently senior at a large crypto payments company. Before that a software development engineer at Amazon, and two fintech and SaaS product companies before that. React and Node are the core, with an interest in AI and competitive intelligence alongside.
Looking forNothing recorded beyond an interest in one specific opportunity, which they are still weighing up.
How they came acrossGuarded. Raised the volume and tone of recruiter outreach as a concern and said they would decide after reviewing the detail themselves.
React, Node.js, JavaScript · VB.NET · MySQL
Four employers over seven years, from two product companies through Amazon and into crypto payments. 4 employers, average tenure 1 year 5 months.
Reacted badly to heavy recruiter outreach, so approach once, share the detail and let them come back rather than chasing.
Degree in computer software engineering.
TypeScript across web, mobile and backend on a healthcare scheduling product, in a team of six, React on the web, React Native on mobile, Node and Bun behind. Earlier work as technical lead at a listed global software engineering services firm of around 60,000 people, where the microfrontend architecture and deployment optimisation experience comes from. Python and Django sit alongside, and they position themselves as a TypeScript generalist rather than a React Native specialist, which is a fair and useful distinction.
Looking forNot unhappy, just open. Wants a better product, a growing or profitable company and a stronger team, with a salary to match. More than 3 days on site is out.
How they came acrossRealistic about their own positioning, and drew the line themselves between being strong in TypeScript and being a mobile specialist. Genuine enthusiasm for one of the opportunities we discussed, particularly the full stack shape of it.
TypeScript, React, React Native, Redux · Node.js, Bun, Python, Django · GraphQL, Apollo, MongoDB, SQL, microfrontends
Only three employers across thirteen years, which is unusually stable for this market, with a longest stint of 4 years. 3 employers, average tenure 1 year 10 months.
Three months notice, no more than 3 days on site, and they are comfortable rather than motivated to leave, so the pull needs to be strong on product and team.
Masters in mechanics, with the engineering career built afterwards.
Leads the backend team at a fintech handling high risk payment flows, pitched internally as a neobank for the Middle East and less developed markets. Range runs from polished mobile and web interfaces in React Native and Flutter down through services in TypeScript, Python and C# to infrastructure as code on AWS and Azure. Has published an open source agent framework and has an active GitHub, which is rarer than the CV language suggests.
Looking forWants AI front and centre rather than a side project, at an earlier stage company with an interesting problem and people who care about it. Hybrid flexibility after a strict five day office, and no defence work or large corporates.
How they came acrossCalls themselves tech agnostic and a generalist, and the C#, Dart, Python and TypeScript spread supports it. Started looking about a week before we spoke and is early in three other conversations, so nothing is advanced yet.
TypeScript, Python, C#, .NET, Node.js · React, React Native, Flutter, Next.js, Remix · AWS, Azure, Terraform, Bicep, PostgreSQL, pgvector
Seven employers over ten years, from a major Australian retail bank and its venture arm through to a London fintech, with a co-founder stint early on. 7 employers, average tenure 1 year 1 month.
The window is the thing: their employer is moving new contracts to 3 month notice periods, which is exactly what prompted the search, so a 1 month notice does not last indefinitely.
Degree in business information systems.
Tell me which came closest and I recalibrate, then come back with 10 to 15 more inside 24 hours.
Show me the wider bank