Technical Lead (IntelliJ Platform)

At JetBrains, code is our passion. Ever since 2000 we have strived to make the strongest, most effective developer tools on earth. By automating routine checks and corrections, our tools speed up production, freeing developers to grow, discover, and create.

The IntelliJ Platform is the foundation of JetBrains IDEs, driving innovation and enabling millions of developers worldwide to achieve their full potential.

In This Role, You Will

• Drive the plugin development ecosystem (internal and external) for both remote development and UI tooling by defining clear, minimal APIs, drafting documentation, and shaping the team’s definition of done.
• Re-architect several core subsystems to meet modern needs, including by making settings flexible and portable across machines (for remote or dev-provisioned environments).
• Organize and implement processes related to the deprecation cycle for the IntelliJ Platform API.

We’ll be happy to have you on our team if you have:

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

We’d Be Especially Thrilled If You Have

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

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Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industry: Software Development