Team Lead

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 7+ years of commercial experience in backend development with Scala and/or Java.
• 3+ years of experience in a tech lead/staff engineering role.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams in a client-facing or staff augmentation context.
• In-depth understanding of data structures, algorithms, parallelization, and performance optimization.
• Knowledge of RabbitMQ; familiarity with other message brokers, such as Kafka, is valued.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL or comparable relational databases.
• Strong commercial experience with AWS.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Heroku.
• Experience with Python.
• Background in fintech or financial services is a strong plus.

Responsibilities:

• Define component-level architecture for new features and microservices, aligned with the client’s existing Scala-based platform.
• Collaborate with the client’s engineering and product teams to translate requirements into technical milestones and manage codebase health.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, functional programming best practices, and consistent style across the team’s Scala codebase.
• Evaluate and recommend libraries, frameworks, and third-party services in collaboration with the client’s engineering team.
• Share accountability with the client’s engineering team for production system performance, scalability, and security.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex technical issues, production incidents, and performance bottlenecks (e.g., JVM tuning, RabbitMQ throughput).
• Lead code reviews focused on architectural alignment, maintainability, and adherence to the client’s style guide.
• Identify project risks, manage dependencies, and ensure the team meets sprint commitments.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for the client’s engineering and product leadership, maintaining a clear account ladder (Tech Lead — Tech Lead, PM — PM).
• Communicate technical risks, blockers, and trade-offs to client stakeholders clearly and on time.
• Participate in joint planning sessions, discovery workshops, and sprint reviews with the client’s teams.
• Translate client business requirements into technical tasks and milestones for the team.
• Ensure all key architectural and technical decisions are escalated to and signed off by the client’s engineering team per agreed collaboration protocols.
• Lead, mentor, and support the day-to-day work of the engineering team, maintaining clear priorities and consistent delivery quality.
• Facilitate team ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Monitor individual workloads and proactively flag capacity or performance issues to Svitla delivery management.
• Onboard new team members and ensure smooth knowledge transfer as the engagement scales.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable team culture aligned with both Svitla’s standards and the client’s engineering practices.

We offer

• US and EU projects based on advanced technologies.
• Competitive compensation based on skills and experience.
• Regular performance appraisals to support your growth.
• Flexibility in workspace, either remote or in one of our development offices.
• Comprehensive medical insurance, including dental and massages.
• Personalized learning program tailored to your interests and skill development.
• Sport reimbursement program for onsite and online activities.
• Bonuses for recommendations of new employees.
• Bonuses for article writing, public talks, and other activities.
• 20 vacation days, 10 national holidays and 5 sick leaves.
• Maternity leave policy and family days off.
• Free tech webinars and meetups organized by Svitla.
• Welcome and anniversary presents, gifts for children, and more.
• Regular corporate events and meetups.
• Awesome team, friendly and supportive community!

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