Auto.ru is part of the Yandex Verticals team, a unit that brings users closer to their dreams. Our backend consists of Scala microservices handling thousands of RPS on critical services and an advanced Internal Developer Platform for comfortable work in a DevOps paradigm.

The Internal Products team is responsible for internal processes essential for the business to function and grow. We handle accounting for B2B, integration with CRM, and a loyalty program for dealers.

Currently, our main focus is on accounting — development started in 2025 and is actively continuing. The team is planned to grow from one to three people, so we are looking for an experienced team lead who will manage the team and handle the technical development of the area.

Our Technology Stack

• Scala 2.13, ZIO.
• For API we use Pekko HTTP (a fork of Akka) and GRPC.
• We store proto-schemas in an internal Schema Registry.
• For asynchronous tasks, we use an internal analogue of Quartz, but on top of Zookeeper.
• Services live in a bazel monorepo.
• We use MySQL, Kafka, Redis, YT.
• Services, secured by Envoy and Consul, run in Nomad and are managed via an internal platform.
• We send alerts to a Telegram chat using internal tools.
• We collect metrics using Prometheus and view graphs in Grafana.

About the Team

Our business unit has an open development playbook where you can read about key engineering practices.

Talks about internal tools and processes:

• About reducing blast-radius incidents in the authorization system from the team lead of our core services.
• About the role of a project tech lead.
• About the incident management process.
• About effective development with ZIO.
• About the internal platform (PaaS): talk 1 and talk 2.

What tasks await you

Team Management You will lead a team of backend developers: setting tasks, mentoring, conducting code reviews, and helping develop the team's skills. Also, establishing effective collaboration with product managers, designers, analysts, and other stakeholders to achieve product goals.

Service and Architecture Development You will design and implement new product features, as well as re-evaluate existing ones. Together with the team, you will evolve the architecture to meet new business challenges.

Strategic Planning You will need to participate in product roadmap planning, assess technical risks, and justify solution choices considering their pros and cons.

More about backend at Yandex — in the channel Yandex for Backend

We expect you to have

• More than four years of commercial development experience on a JVM stack
• Over a year of performing team lead responsibilities for a development team
• Ready to communicate with related teams, participate in grooming sessions and architecture discussions