Hands-On Backend Team Lead (Jerusalem)

Location: Jerusalem, Israel; based out of the Talpiyot hub, with an option to work in Jerusalem twice a week for candidates from outside the city

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead a small backend engineering team while contributing approximately 70% hands-on development.
• Guide product development through task planning, high-level design, estimation, and collaboration with product stakeholders.
• Onboard, mentor, manage, and evaluate engineers, including handling one-on-ones, time off, and growth planning.
• Run team syncs, identify blockers, coordinate across teams, and manage the Jira board.
• Own technical decisions, repositories, codebases, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps for the team’s infrastructure.
• Monitor system stability, maintain third-party libraries, and drive timely delivery of high-quality products.

Requirements

• BSc degree in Computer Science or a related technical field from a leading university.
• 6+ years of backend engineering experience in a B2B SaaS product company.
• 2–3 years of team leadership experience managing at least 3 engineers.
• 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 and decision-making skills, with the ability to motivate 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

• Collaborative, innovative, goal-driven global team.
• Opportunity to work directly with APIs from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and other technology companies.
• Fast-paced technology startup environment with learning and growth opportunities.
• Regular feedback and support for achieving role KPIs and professional goals.
• Wolt+ and workplace treats.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume to hirify.global.BackendTLJerusalem@applynow.io.