UKAD

Our family-style team is looking for a Frontend 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). 
• State & Data: TanStack Query (React-Query), 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).

Seniority & Experience

• 8+ years of experience, specifically building/evolving production systems from scratch for real users.
• Ability to identify trade-offs between performance, scalability, cost, and maintainability.
• Prior experience in high-velocity startup environments is a must.
• AI Tooling: Proficiency in Cursor or similar AI-powered IDEs.
• AI-integrated IDEs: Experience with AI/LLM integrations is a plus.

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.

Aren't we the company you're looking for?

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.

Aren't we the company you're looking for?

The family-style company is looking for talented DevOps to join our team. If you are looking for an awesome team, send us your CV!

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team and support several existing projects within the company. This role involves working closely with development teams to ensure smooth delivery processes, system reliability, and infrastructure scalability across multiple ongoing products.

And a few more points to match:
- 4+ years of relevant experience
- Spoken English and desire to speak English
- Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems
- Knowledge of Azure DevOps (Certification will be a big plus), AWS
- CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Digitalocean, Hetzner, Grafana
- Drive to learning and self-education, thirst for knowledge, and gaining skills
- Structured and analytical thinking
- Sharing our values and keeping communication respectful and friendly.

We also expect you to be a really self-driven person because micromanagement and total control are not about UKAD.

Your typical tasks list:
- Full hosting structure setup
- Supported customers servers
- Setup and support CI / CD.

What we offer:

• Opportunity to work remotely, or in a hybrid format
• Flexible schedule - start your workday anytime between 08:00 and 11:00, whatever works best for you
• Work equipment provided (if needed)
• Minimal bureaucracy
• Conferences, meetups. We support your professional growth
• Sane and polite, but effective management
• The best corporate culture (according to our teammates' opinions)
• Competitive salary and other stuff
• Becoming not just another developer, 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
We never hire people for projects, but to build the team, so if the project ends, you remain a part of UKAD.

Aren't we a company you're looking for?

Our family-style company is looking for a strong Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (8+ years). This is a long-term, full-time position at a well-funded cybersecurity startup.

About the Role

The startup has raised over $100M and is post-Series B. The role requires deep expertise in both frontend and backend development, with a strong emphasis on frontend ownership. Excellent frontend skills are a must-have. Day-to-day work includes building and owning features end-to-end, primarily using React (Typescript, MUI), Node.js (TypeScript), and Python.

On the backend, the engineer is expected to work at a high level with both Python and Node.js (TypeScript, NestJS). The role involves maintaining and developing new features across multiple services (Python and TypeScript-based), database schema design and changes (PostgreSQL), and working with Kafka and Redis.

You’ll work closely with developers plus Team Leads, and PMs in a highly collaborative, Agile environment. High ownership and the ability to mentor other developers are a must.

What you’ll do:

• Full-stack feature ownership:  Primarily focused on React UI development, including building clean, reusable components within the design system, well-structured custom hooks, and end-to-end backend/API delivery.
• Core implementation areas: CRUD flows, PostgreSQL database work and Schema changes with SQLAlchemy (Python) and TypeORM (NestJS).
• Production-grade engineering: monitoring, debugging, performance optimization, and handling incidents/issues in real environments.
• Architecture work: designing systems or significantly evolving existing architectures with clear trade-off thinking (performance, scalability, cost, and maintainability).

What We’re Looking For:

• Core Languages: React, Node.js (TypeScript), Python.
• Frontend: React, MUI, react-hook-form, react-query, Storybook, Playwright.
• Backend & API: Node.js (TypeScript), Python, NestJS, Redis, Kafka, AWS SQS & SNS, AWS S3.
• Database & Storage: PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Nest Repositories and TypeORM.
• Testing Standards: PyTest, Vitest, Playwright.
• Infrastructure & DevOps: AWS, GitHub Actions, Docker, Docker Compose, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of scalable systems and software architecture.
• Ability to mentor professionally mid- level developers.
• Prior startup experience (will be a strong advantage).
• Ownership of features end-to-end.
• Strong communication skills.

• Advanced English proficiency.

   

Nice to have:

• Technical curiosity and interest in cybersecurity are a strong bonus.

   

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.

Aren't we the company you're looking for?

Our family-style company is looking for a strong Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (8+ years). This is a long-term, full-time position in a startup in the field of Cyber Security and AI.

About the Role
This role requires strong frontend ownership and deep expertise in modern frontend development. Day-to-day work includes building and owning features end-to-end using React (TypeScript, MUI), as well as contributing to backend services built with Node.js and Python. The engineer will work across multiple services, databases, and infrastructure, and mentor mid-level developers.

What you’ll do:

• Full-stack feature ownership: Primarily focused on React UI development,
  including building clean, reusable components within the design system,
  well-structured custom hooks, and end-to-end backend/API delivery
• Core implementation areas: CRUD flows, PostgreSQL database work Schema
  changes with SQLAlchemy -python and TypeORM (Nest.js)
• Production-grade engineering: monitoring, debugging, performance optimization,
  and handling incidents/issues in real environments
• Architecture work: designing systems or significantly evolving existing
  architectures, with clear trade-off thinking (performance / scalability / cost /
  maintainability).

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong expertise in frontend development, especially React with TypeScript, MUI, and modern frontend tooling (react-hook-form, react-query, Storybook, Playwright)
• Solid experience in backend development using Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS, and Python, including building scalable systems
• Familiarity with databases and storage: PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, TypeORM/Nest repositories
• Experience with messaging and caching systems like Kafka and Redis
• Hands-on knowledge of testing (unit, integration, e2e) and maintaining high-quality standards
• Understanding of infrastructure and DevOps, including AWS services (S3, SQS, SNS), Docker, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes
• Ability to architect and deliver reliable, scalable systems in a fast-paced startup 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.

Aren’t we the company you’re looking for?

Our family-style company is looking for a strong Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (8+ years). This is a long-term, full-time position in a startup in the field of Cyber Security and AI.

About the Role
Our client has raised more than $11 million in a seed round. The role is a backend-oriented full-stack position, but it requires strong frontend execution as well. Day-to-day work includes building and owning features end-to-end mainly across React + Node.js, but also involves a few services in GO and Python. The work includes CRUD workflows, DB schema changes SQL work, and AI integrations. You’ll work closely with developers, Team Leads, and PMs, in a highly collaborative Agile environment.

What you’ll do:

• Full-stack feature ownership (backend-leaning), including React UI work and backend/API delivery.
• Core implementation areas: CRUD flows, SQL database work, schema changes with Drizzle ORM, and AI integrations.
• Production-grade engineering: monitoring, debugging, performance optimization, and handling incidents/issues in real environments.
• Architecture work: designing systems or significantly evolving existing architectures with clear trade-off thinking (performance, scalability, cost, and maintainability).

What We’re Looking For:

• Core Languages: Type Script and Node.js (core services).
• Frontend: React, Shadcn.
• Backend & API: Node.js, Fastify / NestJS.
• Database & Storage: PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM.
• Testing Standards: Jest (Unit tests), Playwright (E2E tests).
• Strong understanding of scalable systems and software architecture.
• Ability to mentor professionally mid- level developers.
• Startup experience (will be a significant advantage).
• Ownership of features end-to-end.
• Strong communication skills.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Go and Python (will be a significant advantage).
• Infrastructure & DevOps: AWS / GCP, GitHub Actions, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes.
• Technical curiosity toward cyber security / reverse engineering / traffic sniffing.

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.

Aren't we the company you're looking for?