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Team Lead Kotlin Infrastructure

JetBrains· Kotlin Build Infrastructure
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Hybrid (Amsterdam/Belgrade/Berlin/Limassol/Prague/Warsaw/Remote (Germany))Full-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Team Lead role for the Kotlin Infrastructure team at JetBrains, focused on defining and evolving the Kotlin infrastructure platform, improving developer productivity, and guiding multiple initiatives across the Kotlin organization and JetBrains engineering ecosystem.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the long-term evolution of Kotlin infrastructure together with the Technical Lead.
  • Own planning and prioritization across infrastructure initiatives, balancing immediate needs with long-term investments.
  • Drive initiatives that improve development productivity and the developer experience across the Kotlin engineering ecosystem.
  • Support engineers through coaching, feedback, and hiring.
  • Participate in cross-team collaboration to evolve the Kotlin infrastructure and engineering platforms.
  • Guide the evolution of infrastructure supporting Kotlin development, including: Developer experience across local development, code review, CI, and merge workflows; Kotlin build architecture and build performance; CI/CD systems, release infrastructure, artifact publication, and engineering workflows; Internal tooling, engineering automation, and development infrastructure management.
  • Secure engineering infrastructure, including dependency management, reproducible builds, secrets, access management, build agents, and development environments.

Qualifications

  • Experience leading engineering teams or large technical initiatives.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to align multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience with developer infrastructure, build systems, CI/CD, or internal engineering platforms.
  • Understanding of software build systems and engineering workflows at scale.
  • Ability to evaluate technical proposals, facilitate architectural discussions, and help teams converge on pragmatic decisions.
  • A passion for improving developer productivity through tooling, automation, and platform development.

Skills

Required:Engineering leadershipStrategic planning and prioritizationDeveloper infrastructureCommunication and stakeholder alignment

Benefits

  • Strong base salary – We offer competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience.
  • Flexible work schedule – Enjoy the freedom to work from home or from the office.
  • Extra time off – More days to relax, recharge, and do the things you love.
  • Learning and development opportunities – Access to conferences, courses, and language classes.
  • Relocation support – Assistance to help make your move as smooth and stress-free as possible.
  • Free meals and snacks – Lunch and refreshments provided to keep you fueled.
  • Health and wellness – On-site gyms or sports club stipends.
  • Internal events – Company-wide celebrations and team gatherings.
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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