Technical Lead

Why this role matters

Technical Leader drives the technical direction and system architecture of projects while ensuring adherence to technical standards. Collaborating closely with architects, product managers, and engineering teams, the goal is to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions that align with business goals and foster long-term technical excellence.

What you'll actually do

• Develop and maintain the system architecture to ensure scalability, performance, and alignment with business goals.
• Close collaboration with the tribe's architect: each technical leader in the teams acts as the right-hand person of the architect, helping to implement architectural decisions at the team level.
• Lead architectural discussions and provide recommendations on technical solutions within and outside the team.
• Ensure the alignment of architectural decisions with the tribe’s overall strategy and key business requirements.
• Participation in the creation of architectural visions for business issues according to the company's current procedure (currently using LenaIx).
• Keeping the LeanIx fact-sheet registry for applications and IT components of his team up to date.
• Set and enforce technical standards and practices to ensure consistency in code quality, security, and performance.
• Conduct regular code reviews and audits to ensure adherence to these standards.
• Lead the technical aspects of the project, ensuring alignment between the product requirements and technical implementation.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with other teams, both internal and external, to align technical efforts with broader organizational goals.
• Facilitate code reuse across projects and ensure seamless collaboration between teams.
• Mentor and train junior and mid-level developers, fostering growth and encouraging best practices.
• Lead technical learning initiatives within the team, ensuring continuous skill development.
• Participate in technical interviews. 
• Solve complex technical problems, offering solutions that improve efficiency, performance, or scalability.
• Act as the go-to person for addressing critical technical challenges and providing support during critical incidents.
• Identify, document, and prioritize technical debt, ensuring that it is addressed as part of the ongoing development process.
• Develop strategies to manage and reduce technical debt while balancing business and technical needs.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to guide decision-making and track progress on technical improvements.
• Use data-driven insights to drive optimizations and improvements in the development process.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and evaluate their potential to improve existing systems and processes.
• Lead the integration and adoption of new tools and frameworks where appropriate.
• Keep the team’s assets in the service catalog up to date.
• Manage requirements for the team’s clusters and their resources.
• Document key technical decisions, processes, and best practices to ensure clarity and transparency across the team.
• Promote a culture of inner source development by encouraging internal community growth and collaboration.

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing complex system architectures.
• Strong background in code reviews, technical standards, and project leadership.
• Experience in managing and reducing technical debt.
• Expertise in software architecture and design principles.
• Strong programming skills in relevant languages (e.g., Python, Golang, C++, JavaScript etc).
• Experience with microservices architecture and monitoring and metrics tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, Kubernetes, and tools for continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).
• Strong communication skills to collaborate across teams and present technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
• Leadership qualities, with a focus on mentoring and developing other team members.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to address complex technical challenges.
• English level B2+

What we offer along the way

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus
• Full relocation support for you and your family — flights, housing, visas, and legal assistance included
• Top-tier health insurance with full family coverage — medical, dental, vision, mental health — plus life insurance for peace of mind
• Unlimited learning opportunities: external courses, English lessons, career and leadership development
• Education allowance covering school and kindergarten fees
• 21 working days of annual leave, plus public holidays and fully paid sick, maternity, and paternity leave
• Employee appreciation program: branded gifts, birthday day-offs, celebration budgets for weddings, newborns, and milestones
• “Get to know Team” trips — meet colleagues across our global hubs, along with company-wide offsites that raise the bar
• Employee share scheme — grow with us
• Branded MINI Cooper Countryman company car and private parking
• Free in-house sports clubs, Sanctum Club gym access, and jet skis
• Access to a Corporate doctor
• Exclusive discount program with cafes, gyms, and local services
• Expat tax perks: up to 50% income tax exemption
• Support with the naturalisation process for relocated employees

What your journey looks like

1. Intro call with Recruiter (30 minutes)
2. Behavioural interview (60 minutes)

Please use your exness work email for internal applications and ensure to disclose any existing Conflict of Interest you may have.