Staff Engineer/ Tech Lead

The role

You will combine hands-on technical delivery with raising engineering standards and supporting the growth of engineers. You will work on modernization efforts and new feature initiatives, including AI-related capabilities.

What you will do

• Work hands-on within your team, contributing to the design, development, and delivery of features and technical solutions
• Lead technical modernization efforts within your team while enabling delivery of new functionality, including AI-related features
• Raise engineering standards and practices across the backend, and help solve problems shared across multiple teams
• Help teams turn ambiguous, poorly defined problems into a clear plan of action
• Contribute to the growth of engineers around you through mentoring, input into personal development plans, and recommendations on skills, resources, or courses
• Balance hands-on delivery with acting as an enabler for other engineers and processes

Required qualifications

• Expert-level backend engineering skills in C# / .NET
• Solid experience with automated testing, DevOps practices, and working with databases
• A strong product mindset
• Proven ability to work autonomously and collaborate as a peer with senior engineers
• Comfort with responsibilities beyond pure technical delivery, such as mentoring, cross-team collaboration, or representing the team on broader initiatives
• Strong communication skills
• Upper-intermediate (B2) or higher level of English

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience building or integrating AI-related features
• Experience with system design and architecture-level decision-making

Benefits

• Remote-first flexibility
• Home workplace budget
• Resilient home budget for Ukraine-based teammates
• Resilient office in Kyiv & co-working expense coverage
• Individual IT budget for extra equipment
• Top-tier tech and AI-powered tools
• Access to Ideals Academy with numerous courses
• Investment in external learning and development activities
• Guidance in Personal Development Plan creation
• Professional literature and subscriptions coverage
• Support of your passion as a speaker or writer
• Internal talent mobility opportunities

About the company

Ideals is a global B2B SaaS product company in the secure business collaboration market. The Ideals Virtual Data Room helps people run high-stakes processes and make important decisions.