Own the technical direction and delivery quality for the product engineering team. As a key member of the team reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead 2 FE and 2 BE developers to ship fast, reliable, and secure features for a multi‑country online pharmacy platform. You combine hands‑on full‑stack depth (Java/TypeScript, modern FE frameworks, APIs, PostgreSQL) with clear leadership, crisp communication, a product mindset, and fluent English to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.Scope & ImpactArchitecture: Define pragmatic service boundaries, data contracts, and integration patterns across web, ERP, and external partners.Performance: Keep Core Web Vitals in the green on key pages; profile/tune backend APIs and PostgreSQL (p95 latency, error rate, throughput).Delivery: Establish standards for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and release hygiene; drive trunk‑based development with safe feature flags and rollbacks.Reliability: Implement observability (metrics, logs, traces), SLOs/SLIs, incident response, and post‑mortems.Security & Compliance: Enforce secure coding, secrets management, and GDPR‑aware data flows.People: Mentor and grow engineers; run reviews, pairing, and design sessions.Product partnership: Translate business goals into road‑mapped technical work; challenge scope, sequence bets, and balance speed with quality.What you’ll lead & doLead day‑to‑day execution for 2 FE + 2 BE engineers; sprints and technical quality.Hands‑on development (~50% IC time): design and implement core features end‑to‑end across backend (Java/Spring Boot, Kafka/RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Redis) and frontend (React 18+/TypeScript).APIs and integrations (auth, contracts, versioning, idempotency, retries.Guide front‑end architecture in React 18+/TypeScrip, shared components, accessibility, and performance.Drive backend quality using Java (Spring Boot) and/or Python where appropriate; model data, tune queries, and optimize PostgreSQL.Improve build pipelines (Vite/Webpack on FE, CI/CD on BE); automate tests and deployments; codify templates and scaffolds.Create technical docs, runbooks, and standards to make the team faster and safer.Vendor & RFP support: Provide technical input during vendor selection and RFP drafting; define criteria (platform choices, deployment strategy, KPIs, analytics); support vendor interviews and architecture evaluations.Key projects & administrative dutiesProjects: Drive development of custom ERP, CMS, and supporting platform systems for a large e‑commerce environment.Plan & deliver: Implement work according to the assigned plan; ensure delivery on schedule and at the required quality bar.Team: management, training, and guidance of project staff.R&D: Research and develop new technologies aligned to the roadmap.Project participation: Participate in and complete assigned projects as required.Governance: Implement planning and reporting regime according to regulations.