Frontend-Heavy Architect (Python/Backend knowledge is needed as well)

Our family-style team is looking for a Senior Tech Lead to drive the architectural evolution of our core product. You will be the owner of the frontend architecture, responsible for rebuilding an existing system with a strong focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability. This is an Individual Contributor role with high ownership, requiring a blend of hands-on fast-paced coding and high-level frontend system design.

About the Project
The project drives growth and revenue for gaming companies through a collaborative GenAI platform that enables teams to create and scale content from a single prompt. The company is fast-growing and VC-backed (post-seed).

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven Track Record: 8+ years of experience building and evolving production systems from scratch for real users.
   
• Strong Frontend Expertise: Extensive experience with a modern React + TypeScript stack and best-in-class frontend libraries.
   
• Architectural Wisdom: Ability to evaluate trade-offs between performance, scalability, cost, and maintainability.
   
• Startup DNA: Prior experience in high-velocity startup environments is a must.
   
• AI Tooling: Proficient with Cursor or similar AI-powered IDEs. Experience with AI/LLM integrations is a plus.
   
• Production Excellence: Hands-on experience with monitoring, debugging, performance optimization, and handling production incidents.

The ideal candidate must demonstrate mastery in the following areas
 

Frontend (Primary Focus)

● Core: React, TypeScript (Non-negotiable), Vite, Pnpm.

● Rendering (Critical): Proven experience with Canvas rendering engines (Fabric.js, Konva.js, PixiJS, or raw HTML5 Canvas/WebGL). This is the #1 make-or-break skill for this role.

● State & Data: TanStack Query (React-Query): Advanced usage of queries and mutations for backend state management.

Routing: TanStack Router (preferred) or React Router.

● UI / UX System: Headless UI (Base UI / Shadcn), Storybook (+ Figma sync), advanced UI patterns (Infinite Grid)

Backend & Integration

● Languages: Python (strong knowledge required for BE-FE integration).

● API Design: OpenAPI Typescript (Type-safe BE requests), WebSockets, Short/Long Polling mechanisms, and Queue management.

● Databases: SQL/RDBMS (must), PostgreSQL / DynamoDB / Milvus (nice-to-have)

Testing & Monitoring

● Testing: Vitest, React Testing Library.

● Observability: Experience with Sentry/Coralogix or similar (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus).

Working Style

• High Ownership: You are the owner of the frontend architecture.
• Methodology: Agile development, using Jira for ticket-based tracking.
• Communication: High English proficiency and a strong leadership mindset. You will work closely with the Team Lead, PM, and other developers in a highly collaborative environment.

What we offer

• A really promising long-lasting project (you will be proud of yourself)
• Sane and polite, but effective management
• The best corporate culture (according to our teammates' opinions)
• Competitive salary and other stuff
• Remote work, full time
• Becoming not just another team member, but a part of UKAD with unique value and long-term relationships.

Some facts about UKAD to help you make a decision
During 2022-2025, we only increased cooperation with our foreign partners.
UKAD combines benefits of family-sized companies, like no bureaucracy, easy access to the executives, with sustainable growth and vast opportunities.
Our company is strong enough to be not just a vendor but a tech partner. We can afford to choose customers that respect developers.
UKAD is one of the leading employers in Kharkiv, according to DOU.

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