Hands-on leadership
My primary responsibility is organising specialists' work and developing the team. I help break down tasks, discuss architecture, take part in technical interviews, review code and mentor colleagues. I contribute code when needed and when my workload allows.
I have worked at CSoft Development since September 2024. My formal position is Senior Programmer; my functional role is Web Development Team Lead / Tech Lead. These terms describe different aspects of the same work.
I collaborate with PHP/JavaScript developers, an infrastructure specialist, a designer and a PM, reporting to the CTO. Practical experience helps me discuss solutions with colleagues, while each specialist retains their own responsibility and expertise.
Responsibilities I take on
- Organising enterprise web development and collaboration between specialists.
- Clarifying business requirements with the PM and project participants.
- Breaking down tasks, estimating work and defining the scope of changes.
- Providing technical leadership for PHP and Bitrix development.
- Hiring, onboarding, mentoring and handing over responsibility.
- Code review, documentation and release procedures.
I work on enterprise platforms, integrations and improvements to existing systems. My main tools are PHP, JavaScript, Bitrix Framework D7, Bitrix24, MySQL, Redis and Linux.
Example outcomes
B2B platform. I identified actual business requirements and contributed to the architectural redesign with the team. Partner workflows and 1C integration are implemented; one senior developer handles further development. Detailed case study.
Team development. Together with colleagues, we established regular code review and a release process. A specialist who joined from technical support progressed to a mid-level role and took responsibility for infrastructure and application services. This reflects his work and the team's collective effort. Case study on transferring responsibility.
Hands-on engineering. I designed a development plan for a portal serving engineers and technical specialists and am implementing it largely myself. Current project status.
What team leadership means to me
The team should understand each task's goal, priority, decision owner and verification method. Technical results need to connect with what changes for users or the business.
In reviews, I discuss assumptions as well as code: what happens on failure, which permissions are needed, how related scenarios are affected and who can maintain the change. When handing over responsibility, I explain why the team chose the solution and what it does.
I find it useful to distinguish seniority, current independence and the scope of responsibility. Growth becomes visible in the tasks a person can carry through to a verified result and explain to colleagues.
Roles I consider
I consider fully remote roles with responsibility for a web team, enterprise system or technical function. I am particularly interested in work that combines architecture, team development and hands-on engineering.
For an initial conversation, I suggest discussing the product, team, expected authority, current constraints and the outcomes expected in the first few months. This helps compare the employer's expectations with my experience.