Job description
Get to know us
Ideals is a global B2B SaaS product company recognized as the most highly rated and customer-centric brand in the secure business collaboration market. Trusted by over 2,000,000 users from 175,000 companies globally, we are on a mission to create more prosperity in the world by accelerating high-stakes business decisions. We achieve this by delivering extremely intuitive and robust software products that help people make impactful decisions with less stress, higher quality, and shorter hours. Our key products include:
Ideals Virtual Data Room (VDR): A secure, cloud-based platform for sharing confidential documents during due diligence, fundraising, M&A, legal transactions, and other business-critical workflows.
Ideals Board: A platform for boards and executive teams to streamline governance and enhance decision-making in a fast, secure, and compliant way.
The role
The Ideals Virtual Data Room is a complex, multi-component platform, supported by an Engineering team of around 100 professionals, organized into 9 cross-functional teams - each owning specific areas of the product.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join one of our Core teams - Sirius. The team is responsible for all aspects of file management challenges: diverse file conversions, advanced watermarking, AI-driven document classification, and seamless viewer experience. You will dive into high-impact projects, optimizing existing solutions, and pioneering new features in a dynamic product-driven environment.
In this role, you will play a pivotal role in improving existing services, supporting production environments, and developing new features while fostering a strong coding culture within the Ideals VDR product.
Team: 1 Senior Backend Engineer, 1 Backend Tech Lead, 1 Senior Frontend Engineer, 2 QA Engineers, Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Product and Content Designers.
Tech stack: .NET Framework 4.7, .NET 8, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, Web API, MS SQL Server / PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Git.
What you will do
- Participate in all phases of the SDLC as part of a cross-functional product team. This includes, but is not limited to, requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing (unit, integration, and service tests), building, deployment, and operation of new product increments, handling change requests, defect resolution, spikes, and proof-of-concepts
- Ensure high-quality solutions by maintaining acceptable test coverage aligned with the Definition of Done criteria
- Be a proactive team player, contributing actively to the group’s efforts to complete tasks and achieve goals
- Adhere to and drive modern software engineering practices through design reviews
- Engage in mentorship and knowledge sharing within the team and Engineering organization
What you bring
- Over 5 years of commercial experience in backend development using .NET Framework and .NET 6+
- B2 level proficiency in English, both spoken and written
- Solid understanding of the SDLC, along with software design and architecture principles
- Expertise in writing both unit and integration tests while ensuring that best practices for testing are integrated into every phase of development
- Expertise in API design principles, with a solid understanding of REST, RPC, including security considerations
- Experience with relational databases (preferably MS SQL Server / PostgreSQL)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS is preferred)
- Product-focused approach, consistently striving to create value for users
- Strong sense of ownership, taking full responsibility for end-to-end development from design through to production support
- Proactive attitude and a growth mindset, with a strong orientation towards self-development and continuous learning
Nice to have
- Experience in product or SaaS businesses
- Experience with .NET 8
- Experience with AWS (SNS, SQS, S3) and Docker/Kubernetes
- Knowledge of security best practices in backend development
Our assessment process
- Screening call with the Talent Acquisition Specialist (30 mins)
- Technical interview and Live Coding (2 hours)
- Competency-based interview with the Talent Acquisition Specialist (60 mins)
- Interview with Hiring Manager (60 mins)
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
• Tailored Wellness Package for your physical and mental health
• 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
• Team-building offline and online events
• Budget for meetups with your local team
• 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 are able to create a team where talents feel at ease and are able to work to the best of their abilities.
Commitment and Excellence inspire us to set the bar high, achieve the most ambitious goals and push the limits further. Our diversity and different perspectives are the foundation of our success. Collaboration and Trust ensure that everyone has access to all the information, proactively shares thoughts, and leverages the teammates’ diverse opinions, experiences, and backgrounds. Both values help us to solve the most challenging problems. Care drives us to create a positive work environment and make everyone feel valued. We also stand for Idealers’ physical, mental, financial, and personal well-being and encourage a healthy lifestyle and active living.
Idealers work in a remote-first model, meaning we collaborate from anywhere – either home, cafe, co-working space, or one of our offices. Despite being located across the globe, we stay connected through the latest tools and technologies, ensuring that everyone on our team feels surrounded by teammates and engaged with our common goals.
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.
