Scala Tech Lead

What you’ll drive:

• Technical Architecture and System Design

- Own high-level system design and architecture decisions for features, services, and platform components. - Perform technical evaluation of tasks, initiatives, and projects, including feasibility and trade-offs. - Collaborate with Team Leads and other Tech Lead on technical roadmap alignment. - Support incident resolution and root cause analysis for complex production issues.

• Hands-on Development and Quality Standards

- Contribute as an Individual Contributor (IC) to critical or complex parts of the system. - Drive technical excellence within the assigned stream, ensuring alignment with company-wide engineering standards. - Ensure code quality, reusability, scalability, and extensibility across owned services/components. - Review and guide implementation approaches to ensure best engineering practices. - Ensure adherence to Definition of Done (DoD) and engineering standards.

• Delivery and Technical Leadership

- Provide high-level effort estimations and support planning activities. - Act as a technical authority in at least one programming language or technology stack. - Balance technical quality vs delivery speed.

• Mentorship and Engineering Culture

- Mentor engineers and contribute to their professional development and technical growth. - Assist Team Leads in defining and executing Personal Development Plans (PDPs). - Promote knowledge sharing, documentation, and engineering culture improvements.

What makes you a GR8 fit:

• Must-have

- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including prior experience in a senior or lead engineering role. - Proven experience in Scala and Java. - Experience designing and building scalable distributed systems in product-based or B2B environments. - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Strong system design, architectural thinking, and deep understanding of software engineering best practices. - Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and effective technical communication across engineering and non-engineering stakeholders. - Ownership, accountability, and ability to work in cross-functional environments. - Upper-Intermediate (B2+) level of English and Ukrainian or Russian.

• Nice-to-have

- iGaming domain experience.

Why you’ll love working here:

• Benefits

- Cafeteria — annual budget you allocate to: Sports • Medical • Mental health • Home office • Languages. - Work-life & support Paid maternity/paternity leave + monthly childcare allowance. - 20+ vacation days, unlimited sick leave, emergency time off. - Remote-first + tech support + coworking compensation. - Team events (online/offline/offsite). - Learning culture with internal courses + growth programs.

• Our culture & core values

- GR8_TECH culture is how we win — through trust, ownership, and a growth mindset. We move fast, stay curious, and keep it real, with open feedback, room to experiment, and a team that’s got your back. - FUELLED BY TRUST: we’re open, honest, and have each other’s backs. - OWN YOUR GAME: we take initiative and own what we do. - ACCELER8: we move fast, focus smart, and keep it simple. - CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: we grow through challenges and stay curious. - BULLETPROOF: we’re resilient, ready, and always have a plan.