Director of Engineering

Summary

Join Simulmedia as the Director of Engineering to lead the senior full stack engineering team in Ukraine, reporting to the VP of Engineering. This hands-on role involves building a next-generation self-serve TV ad buying platform, requiring collaboration with cross-functional leaders. You will deliver scalable, user-facing features, focusing on seamless, intuitive experiences. The position is based in Kyiv or Lviv, Ukraine, with a remote-first approach and flexible work arrangements. The role demands broad technical depth, full-stack expertise, and a passion for product-led growth. Simulmedia is currently developing a comprehensive benefits package for its Ukraine team, details of which will be shared during the interview process.

Requirements

• 8+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years in technical leadership
• Deep hands-on expertise in full stack development — React/ Next.js , TypeScript, Node.js
• Strong architectural skills and experience building scalable customer-facing SaaS products
• Comfortable being hands-on when needed — whether coding, debugging, or exploring solutions
• Experience working with cloud services (preferably AWS), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Familiarity with data-intensive systems, model integrations, or LLM-driven workflows
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across global, cross-functional teams
• Ability to work 11 am – 8 pm EEST to align with U.S.-based counterparts

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of full stack engineers building a modern web-based ad buying platform
• Set technical direction across frontend, backend, and API design, ensuring high quality and performance
• Stay hands-on in the codebase where necessary to unblock the team, spike new approaches, or review critical paths
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Data Engineering, DevOps, and Science teams to deliver impactful features
• Contribute to architectural decisions that balance scalability, velocity, and maintainability
• Support integration of real-time data, machine learning models, and agentic capabilities into the product
• Help grow the team through recruiting, onboarding, and professional development
• Participate in the on-call rotation to help ensure system availability and quick incident resolution
• Foster a high-trust, performance-driven engineering culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in ad tech, martech, or performance-oriented SaaS platforms
• Exposure to DevOps principles, observability tooling, or real-time analytics