Hands-On Backend Team Lead

Location: Israel: Tel Aviv; position based out of the Tel-Aviv or Jerusalem hubs

Company

hirify.global by Cox Automotive is a fast-growing technology company in the automotive space, developing an AI-powered, data-driven Customer Data Platform for the transportation industry with hubs across the US and Israel.

What you will do

• Spend approximately 80% of the role on hands-on backend development.
• Lead, onboard, mentor, and manage a small team of software engineers, including employee growth, one-to-ones, and time-off management.
• Break down and plan work, create high-level designs and estimates, and drive delivery of high-quality products on time.
• Lead team syncs, identify blockers, and coordinate communication across teams and product stakeholders.
• Own technical decisions, relevant repositories, the codebase, CI/CD pipeline, and DevOps for the team’s infrastructure.
• Monitor system stability and update, upgrade, monitor, or replace third-party libraries.

Requirements

• BS.c. degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience as a hands-on backend developer in a B2B SaaS startup.
• 4+ years of experience leading a team of 5+ people.
• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely about complex technical, architectural, and organizational problems and propose thorough, iterative solutions.
• Strong leadership skills, including decision-making and motivating others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including willingness to build professional relationships with staff and clients.
• Strong sense of ownership and drive for results.

Culture & Benefits

• Family-friendly environment and flexible working hours.
• Global, collaborative, forward-thinking team and a rapidly scaling technology startup environment.
• Opportunity to work directly with APIs from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and other technology providers.
• Learning and growth opportunities with regular feedback and support for achieving KPIs and goals.
• Wolt+ and snacks.

Hiring process

• Send a resume to hirify.global.HOBackendTL@applynow.io.