Owen Thomas

About the Company

Hey, we are Owen Thomas. We are a relationship first recruitment partner for Data, Product & Engineering, across Contract and Permanent roles in the UK & Europe.

Humanness matters. We believe that empathy is the core of great recruitment; bringing opportunity and businesses to life, beyond what a person can see on a website.

All done with our OT personal touch.

Our mission: To be leaders within our specialisms and create unrivalled opportunities both internally and externally.

We balance purpose and profit. Actively investing a proportion of our profits into projects that positively influence; diversity in tech & the climate crisis.

We do not claim to change the world, but we will do our very best to leave it in a better place than we found it.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Owen Thomas

Job Title

Senior Full Stack Engineer - TypeScript | US Start-up - Social Commerce, AI | Salary range £70-£95K, with exciting equity | UK Remote (1 Day Per Month in London)

Job Description

Senior Full Stack Engineer - TypeScript | US Start-up - Social Commerce, AI | Salary range £70-£95K, with exciting equity | UK Remote (1 Day Per Month in London)

Company:
We are working closely with a US start-up that is a globally leading digital storefront for content creators and celebrities in the Social eCommerce space - an industry valued at currently over $1.2 trillion by Accenture! Global investment companies are very excited about this space...
They are ramping up hiring for x4 Full stack engineers and are expand their current team of 4 in the UK. They plan to continue scaling the user base, add more functionality and go for a big series B in the near future.
They are looking for Mid and Senior Full stack TypeScript engineers, Node.js, React, Postgres, Redis and AWS.
You will be tasked with taking ownership of end-to-end features, working very closely with Product and Design, with reporting directly into a Head of Engineering. Lots of progression opportunities here and impact at scale. :D

Senior Full Stack Engineer | Node.js, React.js & TypeScript | Salary range Up to £110K | A.I Start-Up | UK Remote (1 Day Per Month London)

Building out the systems architecture with well thought out processes.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
Work within a cross-functional team to deliver end to end features.
Work closely with Product Manager and Designer to define feature specifications and build the next generation of their core products.
Work building out new features end-end.

Requirements for the Senior Full Stack Engineer | Node.js, React.js & TypeScript | Salary range Up to £110K | A.I Start-Up | UK Remote (1 Day Per Month London)

Experience: 4+ years experience as full stack developer – Superb understanding of the JavaScript eco-system (Node.js, React.js & TypeScript), Postgres & AWS
Start-Up mentality: Experience working in start-ups or scale-ups and someone who knows how to build robust software, while also delivering product at speed.
Technically Minded: You reason logically & get a kick out of architecting systems and building processes.
Enthusiasm: Passionate about working in the start-up world and be a team player.
Communication: Have excellent collaboration and communications skills to be able to communicate with non-technical stakeholders etc.
Remuneration & Benefits

Up to £95,000K salary (Experience dependant)
Early stage equity options.
30 days Holidays + Bank Holidays
Remote 1st culture (1 day in London office per month)
Flexible working set-up – including top spec laptop and other WFH kit.
Team days out and other social events

If you want to hear more about the Senior Full Stack Engineer - TypeScript | US Start-up - Social Commerce, AI | Salary range £70-£95K, with exciting equity | UK Remote (1 Day Per Month in London) please apply ASAP with a CV and we will give you a call if we think you are a match!

United Kingdom

Remote

10-03-2025

Company Name

Owen Thomas

Job Title

Android Developer, Jetpack Compose | Fintech Start-up | London, Hybrid, 2 Days | Up to £90,000+Stocks & Benefits

Job Description

Android Developer, Jetpack Compose | Fintech Start-up | London, Hybrid, 2 Days | Up to £90,000+Stocks & Benefits

The Company
We are working with a Fintech Start-up in the payments space who are completely changing the game for how payments work for small business reducing costs and allowing them to be more agile.

Founded by entrpreneurs with a serious background in building businesses, this start-up have raised millions of pounds and have been taking a remarkable percentage of market share week on week.

Recently the team have just opened up in America and they are now looking to grow the team to help support the rapid growth of the product.

About the Role:
As a Android Developer you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge features for their mobile and web applications. You will collaborate closely with a talented team of 20 engineers to ensure high code quality, readability, and scalability across their entire codebase.

Key Responsibilities Android Developer, Jetpack Compose | Fintech Start-up | London, Hybrid, 2 Days | Up to £90,000+Stocks & Benefits
Design, develop, and test new features for their Android Application.
Work within a cross-functional team to deliver end-to-end features and foster innovation.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to your peers.
Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in software development.

Key Skills and Experience for the Android Developer, Jetpack Compose | Fintech Start-up | London, Hybrid, 2 Days | Up to £90,000+Stocks & Benefits
Strong proficiency in Kotlin.
Experience using various architectures including MVVM.
Experience using Jetpack Composed.
Familiarity with Git flow and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience working with payments is a plus.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Passion for building high-quality software that solves real-world problems.

Compensation for the Android Developer, Jetpack Compose | Fintech Start-up | London, Hybrid, 2 Days | Up to £90,000+Stocks & Benefits
Salary up to £90,000+ Stocks
Generous home office equipment allowance.
Company-issued phone and Macbook Pro.
Hybrid work model with one day per week in their London office.
Opportunity to work in a fast-growing, disruptive industry.
Collaborative and supportive team environment.

If you are interested in applying to the Android Developer, Jetpack Compose | Fintech Start-up | London, Hybrid, 2 Days | Up to £90,000+Stocks & Benefits drop us over your CV and we will give you a call if we think you area good match!

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

19-03-2025

Company Name

Owen Thomas

Job Title

Head of Backend Engineering, Golang/AWS | Social Media, Scale-Up, 10 Million Users | Salary Up to £140,000+ Benefits & Bonus | London, Hybrid 2 days

Job Description

Head of Backend Engineering, Golang/AWS | Social Media, Scale-Up, 10 Million Users | Salary Up to £140,000+ Benefits & Bonus | London, Hybrid 2 days

We’re seeking a seasoned Head of Backend Engineering to joining a fast-growing social media mobile application, with over over 10 million downloads.

This role could be a fantastic opportunity for someone who is currently leading a small team, to take a leap into a larger scale role while also staying closer to the code.

The role eventually will be managing 5 different teams and over 20 engineers, however they are happy to look at profiles of people that have strong technical skills, manage small teams and are looking to take the next jump in their career.

The Company / Situation:
The company is profitable and has been consistently growing, however due to demand has recently expanded their development team across all areas, meaning they now have a need for a Head of Backend Engineering to take ownership of the backend and platform teams.

They are extremely well known in multiple countries across the world, such as the UK, US, Pakistan, and all over Europe. But they don't want to settle there and are ready to internationalise the product.

Responsibilities:
Managing a team of 20+ people
Drive best practives through the Backend and Platform.
Manage 5 Team Leaders to get the best out of each team
Own company and squad initiatives.
Keep up to date with the latest Golang tech stack.
Every now and again jumping into the code.

Require Experience for the Head of Backend Engineering, Golang/AWS | Social Media, Scale-Up, 10 Million Users | Salary Up to £140,000+ Benefits & Bonus | London, Hybrid 2 days
Over 10 years working in Backend Engineering, exposure to Golang & AWS
4+ years experience in a leadership role
Solid experience management & mentoring junior developers
Experience leading from the front and making architectural decisions
Exposure to training other leaders.
Experience working in a scale-up / startup.
Identifying problems and introducing new practices to a company.

Remuneration:
Up to £140,000+ Bonus and Benefits
Equity within the company
Hybrid Working

If you are keen to hear more about the Head of Backend Engineering, Golang/AWS | Social Media, Scale-Up, 10 Million Users | Salary Up to £140,000+ Benefits & Bonus | London, Hybrid 2 dayss | Drop me a message and if we think you are a good fit, we will give you a call!

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

19-03-2025

Company Name

Owen Thomas

Job Title

Senior Back End Rust Engineer (or C/C++ expert) | Ski coaching Start-up, IoT / Hardware | Salary range £ 70-100K, Shares, Skiing benefits :D | London or Austria, Hybrid

Job Description

Senior Back End Rust Engineer (or C/C++ expert) | Ski coaching Start-up, IoT / Hardware | Salary range £ 70-100K, Shares, Skiing benefits :D | London or Austria, Hybrid

For only Ski lovers/enthusiasts around the world!

We are working exclusively with a Series A backed Ski company based in London, that has traits similar to Fitbit. They have a complex iOS & Android app and have built their own device which attaches to people's ski boots...giving users real-time data driven tuition to improve their skiing!

They have over 20,000 members in over 58 countries around the world and they have the first wearable of it's kind, that speaks to you as you ski, serving as a digital ski coach. This year they have tripled their sales.

The best perk of this job is that you will be encouraged to get on the slopes with the technology (they have their own chalet and ski benefits) and take ownership on new feature development on an exciting roadmap of innovation - working closely with an exceptional CTO.

Role requirements for Senior Back End Rust Engineer (or C/C++ expert) | Ski coaching Start-up, IoT / Hardware | Salary range £ 70-100K, Shares, Skiing benefits :D | London or Austria, Hybrid

Looking for someone who is excellent on Backend programming. Ideally worked with Rust, but will consider an expert C++ or other backend language - if you are happy to learn Rust on the job. .
Strong computer science and engineering mindset. You should have a good understanding of Algorithms and Data structures
Ideally you can bring value to Deployments and Infrastructure side (they use GCP cloud)
A passion and interest in Skiing is key. Also, you must be product minded and care for user experience.
Years of experience doesn't matter!

Remuneration for Senior Back End Rust Engineer (or C/C++ expert) | Ski coaching Start-up, IoT / Hardware | Salary range £ 70-100K, Shares, Skiing benefits :D | London or Austria, Hybrid
Salary range £70 - 100k base (with shares)
Chalet in Austria perk, with skiing passes, equipment package
London office in Vauxhall
Can sponsor and provide relocation support

Please apply ASAP with a CV and we will give you a call if we think you are a match! :D

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

23-03-2025