Backend Tech Lead

JatApp is an IT product company that creates valuable high-tech products used daily by millions worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced Backend Tech Lead to join our team and help scale and optimize our product development processes. This role combines technical expertise, strategic leadership, and team management.

Your responsibilities will be:

Technical Vision:

• Develop and implement the company’s technical strategy

• Research and select technologies for new products

• Make key technological decisions: choose the tech stack for new products, assess the need to migrate existing products to new technologies

• Standardize technical approaches across existing products

• Create templates and implement best practices for fast and efficient project launches

Strategic Leadership:

• Translate the business strategy into technical solutions and plan their execution

• Actively participate in product discovery processes

• Justify technical decisions based on business value

• Define and promote the technical vision to unit leaders and stakeholders

Team Development:

• Mentor and support the professional growth of web developers

• Implement best development practices

What you’ll need:

• 5+ years of experience in software development
  Backend: strong expertise in PHP/Node
  Cloud platforms: experience with AWS, Google Cloud, Firebase, Vercel
  Databases: in-depth knowledge of MySQL and PostgreSQL
  Technologies: confident use of Docker and Git

• 2+ years of experience managing technical teams (as a Tech Lead / Team Lead / Stream Lead / Engineering Manager, etc.)

• Highly developed communication skills

• Ability to standardize development processes to improve efficiency and consistency

• Strong data-driven decision-making skills and ability to implement such solutions

• Proactivity in researching and exploring new technologies

• Leadership skills and the ability to motivate the team

• Ability to influence and persuade

• Ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms

Will be a plus:

• Frontend: experience with React/Next.js

• Experience managing distributed teams and sub-teams

• Experience working with mobile applications

Recruitment process:

Interview with a recruiter — Technical interview — Final Interview — Reference Check — Offer

We offer:

• Mental and Physical Health: health care is a must, so at JatApp we will cover health insurance for you

• Benefits Cafeteria: choose what you like most — sports, food delivery, home office supplies — and we will cover your expenses under available budget

• Knowledge sharing: in addition to internal events, you will have access to the Projector library

• Remote-First Culture: it’s up to you whether to work remotely or at our coworking space 

• Personal Equipment Policy: for sure, you will have everything you need to work efficiently

• Learning and Development Opportunities: it's a real pleasure for us to watch you learn, so we're happy to cover your learning and development costs, as well as English courses

• Community of like-minded people: at JatApp you will work in a team of like-minded people who are ready to launch a product, run a marathon, or climb Hoverla together

• Creative freedom: we encourage initiative and creative thinking, so with us, you can be yourself and have the freedom of professional expression

• Legal & Finance Support: we cooperate with the best financiers and lawyers who will be ready to help solve any of your questions upon request

• Time-off Policy: 20 vacation days per year, 5 days for sick leave without medical confirmation, unlimited sick leaves with a doctor's note, 3 personal days, and 2 days off for special events or occasions