Lead PWA Frontend Developer
United Tech is a global IT product company shaping the future of real-time social connection. With millions of users across North America, Europe, LATAM, and MENA, we build next-gen mobile and web apps for live-streaming and social networking. Our platforms enable connection at scale fast, interactive, and deeply engaging. The market is projected to exceed $206B by 2030, and we are already leading the evolution. Founded in Ukraine, scaling worldwide
About your role:You will be working on a 100% Greenfield project, building the frontend from scratch with no legacy code involved. You will have full autonomy, acting like a Product Owner for your part of the frontend, with direct access to backend engineers for API discussions and no micromanagement. The work involves challenging engineering tasks, developing fully-featured Progressive Web Apps that can replace native applications, in a senior-only environment where you’ll collaborate with other strong engineers.
United Tech is a global IT product company shaping the future of real-time social connection. With millions of users across North America, Europe, LATAM, and MENA, we build next-gen mobile and web apps for live-streaming and social networking. Our platforms enable connection at scale fast, interactive, and deeply engaging. The market is projected to exceed $206B by 2030, and we are already leading the evolution. Founded in Ukraine, scaling worldwide
About your role:You will be working on a 100% Greenfield project, building the frontend from scratch with no legacy code involved. You will have full autonomy, acting like a Product Owner for your part of the frontend, with direct access to backend engineers for API discussions and no micromanagement. The work involves challenging engineering tasks, developing fully-featured Progressive Web Apps that can replace native applications, in a senior-only environment where you’ll collaborate with other strong engineers.United Tech is a global IT product company shaping the future of real-time social connection. With millions of users across North America, Europe, LATAM, and MENA, we build next-gen mobile and web apps for live-streaming and social networking. Our platforms enable connection at scale fast, interactive, and deeply engaging. The market is projected to exceed $206B by 2030, and we are already leading the evolution. Founded in Ukraine, scaling worldwide
About your role:
You will be working on a 100% Greenfield project, building the frontend from scratch with no legacy code involved. You will have full autonomy, acting like a Product Owner for your part of the frontend, with direct access to backend engineers for API discussions and no micromanagement. The work involves challenging engineering tasks, developing fully-featured Progressive Web Apps that can replace native applications, in a senior-only environment where you’ll collaborate with other strong engineers.
In this role, you will
Design and implement a white-label architecture, building a core application that allows easy generation of additional client-specific versions in the future
Build and lead a team of 2–4 Middle/Senior Vue developers, including hiring, onboarding, and establishing development and code quality processes
Own delivery management, organizing team workflows to turn ready requirements and designs into a working Release Candidate (MVP) within 3 months
Ensure native-like UX and resilience, delivering instant UI feedback and stable performance even under poor network conditions (e.g., intermittent 3G/Edge)
Adapt the application for iOS, providing a fully native-like experience while working around mobile Safari limitations (cache resets, navigation quirks)
Collaborate closely with the backend team to define API contracts and optimize requests for web performance
Own quality and infrastructure, including Core Web Vitals performance metrics and CI/CD pipeline setup in collaboration with DevOps engineers
It’s all about you
5+ years of commercial frontend development experience
Expert-level proficiency in Vue and TypeScript
Strong hands-on experience building Progressive Web Applications (PWA), including Service Workers, Web App Manifest, and Cache Storage API
Experience designing frontend architecture from scratch (greenfield projects)
Hands-on experience handling unstable network conditions (e.g., intermittent 3G/Edge), including retry mechanisms, connection loss handling, and proper error states
Experience solving platform-specific challenges for iOS/Safari PWAs (cache eviction, background limitations, navigation quirks)
Strong understanding of the PWA lifecycle and seamless application updates
Solid understanding of performance metrics (Core Web Vitals) and optimization techniques
Would be a plus
Experience working with WebRTC
Experience configuring advanced caching strategies using Workbox
Experience setting up basic CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps engineers
What we offerCare and support:
20 paid vacation days, 15 sick days, and 6 additional days off for family events
Up to 10 additional days off for public holidays
100% medical insurance coverage
Sports and equipment reimbursement
Team building events, corporate gifts, and stylish merch
Financial and legal support
Maternity recovery support allowance
Position retention and support for those who join the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Participation in social initiatives supporting Ukraine
Comfortable working environment:
Work from our Kyiv hub or remotely with a flexible schedule
Modern equipment or depreciation of your own tools
Investment in your future:
Collaborate with a highly-skilled team of Middle & Senior professionals, sharing practical cases and expertise in the social networking niche
70% of our heads and leads have grown into their roles here – so can you!
Performance-oriented reviews and Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
Reimbursement for professional courses and English classes
Corporate library, book club, and knowledge-sharing events
Hiring process
Intro call
Technical Interview
Final Interview
Reference check
Offer
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