Job Description

About Rascal

We're Rascal, a purpose-led digital studio working at the intersection of tech, impact and imagination. We help ambitious clients in tech-for-good, ecommerce, health, public services and culture solve complex challenges in creative, human ways.

We're a B-Corp in progress, a consultancy with soul, and a team that genuinely cares. As we grow, we're hiring a

Technology Director

to lead our technical delivery, shape strategy and scale our engineering capability.

Why This Role Exists

We're looking for someone who can:

Ensure quality and stability across projects Set technical direction and guide architecture Mentor engineers (staff and freelance) Represent Rascal's technical voice with clients Help shape internal tools and platform capability

What You'll Do

Technical Leadership

Own Rascal's architecture and tooling approach Act as interim CTO for select projects Ensure secure, scalable delivery standards Review and guide infrastructure and DevOps

Team Support

Mentor engineers across projects Shape tech culture, hiring and documentation Align with Product, Ops and Delivery teams

Client Engagement

Lead discovery and scoping conversations Translate ideas into clear technical plans Join workshops, pitches and client calls

Strategic Growth

Contribute to proposals and estimation Develop reusable tools and IP Recommend practical innovation

Hands-on Delivery

Write/review code (TypeScript, Python, Node.js) Set up pipelines and infrastructure Support delivery teams and unblock blockers

You Might Be a Fit If You...

Are a senior engineer or tech lead with broad stack fluency Can architect and guide greenfield builds Have agency or consulting experience Know AWS/serverless platforms well Communicate clearly with clients and collaborators Care about people, purpose and practical delivery

Tech Stack (Varies by Project)

Frontend: React, Astro, TypeScript
Backend: Django, FastAPI, Node.js
Infra: AWS, SST, Pulumi, Lambda, Terraform
Mobile: Flutter, React Native
Tooling: GitHub Actions, Docker, ClickUp, Figma

How to Apply

Please fill in the application form for this role below Using the reference

RAVE-3696

https://forms.clickup.com/20518343/f/kj5e7-13752/3NXFG905GI877155IT

Alternatively send a short note, your CV or portfolio, and expected rate/salary to

team@rascal.ventures

.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 75,000.00-90,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme
Benefits:

Company pension Employee mentoring programme Profit sharing Sick pay Work from home
Schedule:

Flexitime Monday to Friday
Experience:

AWS: 5 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC2A

Reference ID: RAVE-3696