Position: Lead Architect
Company: LifeBrand Kyiv
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

**WHO YOU ARE **
You are an experienced engineer/architect and tech lead, who is looking to lead one of our cross-functional engineering teams in Kyiv.

You will collaborate closely with our Product Manager and Lead Designer to develop a successful product that is loved by its users. Alongside our engineering team, you will be responsible for delivering quality and scalable code.

You’ll get the support and guidance you need from our CTO as well as the freedom to make decisions and run your team independently.

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
• Provide architectural and design leadership to our engineering teams to make sure day-to-day technical decisions made by our teams are aligned with the big picture technical direction
• Identify, propose, and implement initiatives to enhance developer productivity, improve code reusability, software quality, performance, system reliability, and scalability
• Research, evaluate, and prototype new methodologies, technologies, and products
• Ensure established processes are followed by the engineering team
• Lead the overall architecture of our platform and applications
• Own the architectural roadmap and ensure its continuous implementation
• Ensure that the system architecture is secure by design
• Actively seek ways to improve business software processes

**SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS**
• 6+ years of experience with software engineering/software and infrastructure architecture
• Track record of building and architecting large-scale web applications in the cloud (At least 5 million users; preferably 10 – 50 Million users)
• Great level of English (written and verbal)
• Ability to balance ideal implementation with practical solutions considering time and resources
• Excellent understanding of data structures, modern architectural trends and distributed architecture and/or microservices
• You are a strong technical leader who promotes a collaborative environment
• Broad understanding of front-end and back-end technology options
• Understanding of the JavaScript ecosystem (specifically React and Node.js)
• Excellent understanding of design patterns and architectural styles as well as Architecture for maintainability, e.g. CICD/DevOps
• Deep understanding of database design and data modeling
• Experience with Cloud Architecture for AndroidOS and/or iOS as well as cloud-based SaaS products
• You are a natural mentor who enables and empowers others to be better engineers, and has experience with geographically distributed teams
• Great team player mindset and love for giving and receiving feedback
• You are open-minded and strive to be better every day

**TECH STACK**
It isn’t required for you to be proficient in all areas of our tech stack.
• Node.js (Apollo Server)
• Apollo Client
• React
• React Native
• GraphQL
• Typescript
• Github & Github Actions
• Prisma.io & Nexus
• Google Cloud Platform

**PERKS**
• Cozy office in the heart of Kyiv  
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
• 25 days of vacation
• 3 sick days  
• Competitive remuneration package
• Fitness membership
• Language courses
• Paid tech courses and tech conferences  
• Top of the line MacBook
• Potential trips to the USA  
• Company team building events  
• Snacks to munch on during work
• Possibility to use parking space
• … and the chance to be part of a groundbreaking new startup! ﻿