Staff Engineer/ Tech Lead

KNOW SOMEONE WHO’D THRIVE IN THIS ROLE? SEND THEM OUR WAY. IF THEY GET HIRED, YOU GET $2,000. BONUS: REACH OUT TO THAT ONE STRONG .NET ENGINEER YOU WORKED WITH YEARS AGO. A SUCCESSFUL REFERRAL EARNS YOU $2,000. GET TO KNOW US Ideals is a global B2B SaaS product company recognized as the most highly rated and customer-centric brand https://www.g2.com/categories/virtual-data-room?tab=highest_rated in the secure business collaboration market. Trusted by over 2,000,000 users from 300,000 companies globally, we help people run high-stakes processes and make important decisions with less stress, higher quality, and shorter hours. Ideals Virtual Data Room (VDR) https://www.idealsvdr.com/: Secure document sharing and collaboration for due diligence, fundraising, corporate reporting, licensing, clinical trials, and other complex transactions. THE ROLE We're looking for a Staff Engineer / Tech Lead to join our Engineering team. In this role, you'll combine hands-on technical delivery with impact that extends beyond a single team: raising engineering standards, helping teams work through ambiguous problems, and supporting the growth of the engineers around you. You'll work as part of a team on modernization efforts and new feature initiatives, including AI-related capabilities, and your focus and team assignment may evolve based on where the organization needs expertise most. Impact in this role spans four areas: hands-on project delivery, engineering excellence across the wider backend, providing direction when problems are ambiguous, and contributing to the growth of the people around you. This role tends to be the most rewarding for engineers who enjoy being a multiplier for the people around them: unblocking teams, shaping direction together, and growing others along the way, rather than working in isolation or waiting to be told exactly what to do next. Referral bonus: Know someone who’d thrive in this role? Send them our way. If they get hired, you get $2,000. 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 when experience or confidence is lacking • 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, rather than simply directing others' work WHAT YOU BRING • Expert-level backend engineering skills in C# / .NET • Solid experience with automated testing, DevOps practices, and working with databases • A strong product mindset - understanding of the business and product context behind technical decisions • Proven ability to work autonomously and collaborate as a peer with senior engineers, without needing tasks broken down for you • Comfort with responsibilities beyond pure technical delivery, such as mentoring, cross-team collaboration, or representing the team on broader initiatives • Strong communication skills and an 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 WHAT WE OFFER We highly value our people, so we will empower you with all the resources and support to help you reach your full potential. FOR YOUR BEST WORK • Remote-first flexibility to shape your ideal workday • 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 FOR YOUR GROWTH • 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 FOR YOUR WELL-BEING • Medical insurance and Wellness Package for sport-related activities • Full coverage of mental health sessions for Ukrainian teammates • Funding for sports competitions • 20 business days of paid time off per year • Unlimited health-related time-off EXTRA PERKS • Generous internal referral program OUR CULTURE Commitment, Excellence, Collaboration, Trust and Care are core values to the Ideals team. For us, these are the principles that every Idealer lives and breathes. We are on the lookout for like-minded individuals who share our values. By doing so, we create a team where talents feel at ease and work to the best of their abilities. Discover more https://ideals.jobs/our-culture/. Ideals is an equal opportunity employer Ideals is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people from all walks of life. We don’t discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, or citizenship.