Technical Lead

Job Title: Technical Lead (Freelance – Remote, Europe)

Contract Type: Freelance | Hourly Pay | Fully Remote (within Europe)

About the Role

We’re partnering with an exciting AI-focused business that is building next-generation solutions powered by data and intelligent systems. To support their growth, we are looking for a highly skilled Technical Lead to join on a freelance basis.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll guide a distributed development team, ensure technical quality across frontend and backend, and keep projects aligned with product and business goals. You’ll play a key role in shaping architecture, mentoring developers, and driving best practices across the stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership, overseeing architecture and system design decisions
• Act as lead reviewer to maintain technical quality across frontend and backend codebases
• Decompose features into clear deliverables, guiding junior and mid-level developers
• Drive consistency between backend and frontend, ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions
• Manage technical debt while keeping the product roadmap on track
• Oversee database design and optimisation (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
• Define and enforce API standards (REST, GraphQL) and integration best practices
• Champion CI/CD, testing, and DevOps practices to improve delivery speed and reliability
• Collaborate closely with product leadership to align technical execution with business vision

Required Skills & Experience

• Senior-level expertise in Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask)
• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript for frontend development
• Solid background in system design, architecture, and technical leadership
• Proven track record in code reviews, mentoring, and team guidance
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and DevOps workflows
• Database design and management (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
• Strong communication and leadership skills, comfortable leading distributed teams

What’s on Offer

• Freelance contract with an attractive hourly rate
• Fully remote, open to candidates across Europe
• Opportunity to lead technical direction for an AI-driven company at the forefront of innovation

If you're an experienced Technical Lead feel free to apply or send your C.V to [email protected]