Technical Lead (IntelliJ Platform)

TL;DR

Technical Lead (IntelliJ Platform): Driving the plugin development ecosystem and re-architecting core subsystems for hirify.global IDEs with an accent on defining clear APIs, documentation, and making settings portable. Focus on organizing large-scale refactoring in monorepos and ensuring modern needs are met for remote and dev-provisioned environments.

Location: This role requires you to be based in or able to work from one of the following cities: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Belgrade, Serbia; Berlin, Germany; Limassol, Cyprus; Munich, Germany; Paphos, Cyprus; Prague, Czech Republic; Warsaw, Poland; Yerevan, Armenia.

Company

hirify.global is passionate about code, striving to create the strongest, most effective developer tools by automating routine checks and corrections to speed up production.

What you will do

• Drive the plugin development ecosystem for remote development and UI tooling by defining clear, minimal APIs and drafting documentation.
• Re-architect core subsystems to meet modern needs, including making settings flexible and portable across machines.
• Organize and implement processes related to the deprecation cycle for the IntelliJ Platform API.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in platform architecture and systems design.
• Strong understanding of JVM concurrency.
• Knowledge of Kotlin coroutines.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Critical thinking and architectural foresight.
• Ability to organize and perform large-scale refactoring in monorepos.

Nice to have

• Experience building developer tools.
• Experience with different UI frameworks.
• Knowledge of database internals.
• Experience working with network applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on innovation and developer productivity, enabling developers to grow, discover, and create.
• Environment dedicated to building strong, effective developer tools.