Vetted on a call by a Wave consultant, not scraped. £100,000 to £120,000.
Went from software engineer to CTO of a 6 person fintech data startup in under 2 years, and still splits time 50/50 between coding and leading. TypeScript and React on the front, Python on the back, with AWS serverless, CDK, event sourcing and CQRS underneath. Security is a genuine specialism, threat modelling and DevSecOps included.
Looking forWants to step back down to a senior IC role, at pace, with senior engineers around to learn from. Going deeper into TypeScript and away from Python.
How they came acrossBored, and says so plainly. The business hasn't found product-market fit and the tipping point keeps moving, so the learning has stalled. Wants smart people nearby more than a title, which is why the step down doesn't bother them.
TypeScript, React, Node.js, NestJS · Python, Java, SQL · AWS Serverless, AWS CDK, Terraform, Next.js, Claude Code
Five years across 6 employers, from a coding school instructor role and a restaurant booking platform into health tech and now a fintech data startup where they became CTO. Average tenure 1 year 1 month with a longest stint of 2 years 8 months.
Three months notice. Stepping down from CTO to senior IC is their own choice, but the title drop is worth talking through openly.
Masters in international relations from a Russell Group university. AWS Solutions Architect Associate.
Owns frontend architecture and the in-house design system at a health tech platform used across NHS general practice, on React 18 and 19 with styled components. Also maintains a WPF desktop application in C# and the authentication systems behind it, so the surface is wider than web. Accessibility and WCAG work is real here rather than a checkbox, with performance optimisation running alongside.
Looking forCurrently on £95,000 and asking £115,000. Happy with the mission and the team, but the team is senior-heavy and there is nowhere left to go.
How they came acrossMission matters to them, which is why they're still there. Keen on fast experimentation and allergic to heavy process and slow deploys. Has built teams and mentored before, so the leadership instinct is already there.
React, TypeScript, Next.js, GraphQL · Node.js, Golang, ASP.NET, C# · Storybook, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions
Thirteen years across 7 employers, starting in Iranian consultancies, then a UK primary care software business, a collaboration product and a field service platform, now health tech. Average tenure 1 year 8 months with a longest stint of 2 years 5 months.
Asking £115,000 against a current £95,000, so the jump is a fifth. Won't take a large company with heavy process and slow deployment cycles.
Masters in computer science and data management from a Russell Group university.
Founding engineer at an early-stage company building an enterprise API governance platform, covering product engineering, design, releases and infrastructure. Full-stack TypeScript with Hono on the backend, React and Vue on the front, Golang where it earns its place. Infrastructure on Pulumi across GCP, AWS and Cloudflare, with distributed tracing in place.
Looking forWants the same product-level engineering at a sustainable pace. Two to three days a week in a London office at most, and no full-time office.
How they came acrossBurning evenings and weekends to overlap with a US and Canadian team, and wants that to stop. Not in a rush and not desperate, but clear that management layers between them and a product decision would be a deal breaker.
TypeScript, React, Vue.js, Golang · Node.js, Postgres, MongoDB, Firebase · Pulumi, Terraform, GCP, AWS
Five years across 5 employers, from a listed enterprise software company of more than 70,000 people into childcare technology, a startup and now a founding engineer role. Average tenure 1 year 3 months with a longest stint of 2 years 2 months.
Notice period unconfirmed. Won't do a full-time office, and won't take a place where product changes have to travel through several management layers.
Extended diploma in computing. No degree, came up through the work.
Tell me which came closest and I recalibrate, then come back with 10 to 15 more inside 24 hours.
Show me the wider bank