Platform Team Leader

TL;DR

Platform Team Leader: Leading a backend infrastructure team to enhance developer experience and tackle scalability challenges, with an accent on building foundational components and fostering a collaborative environment. Focus on designing robust infrastructure, optimizing performance, and mentoring backend engineers.

Location: Hybrid in Israel

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing startup offering an HR platform with an amazing culture and bright, resourceful people across London, Amsterdam, New York, Sydney, and Tel Aviv.

What you will do

• Oversee the development and continuous improvement of tools, services, SDKs, and libraries for development teams.
• Lead efforts to design and maintain robust infrastructure capable of handling significant scalability challenges.
• Engage with other development teams to gather insights and integrate feedback into infrastructure designs.
• Foster knowledge sharing through tech talks and comprehensive documentation.
• Work closely with Architects and DevOps to align infrastructure development with organizational strategies.
• Hire, onboard, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering with a strong backend background.
• 3+ years of experience as a team leader, preferably in dynamic, fast-paced companies.
• Excellent knowledge of software design and scalable web architecture.
• Experience developing SaaS products hosted in a cloud platform like AWS or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills in both Hebrew and English.
• Experience with developing infrastructure components and CI/CD processes.

Nice to have

• Experience developing a product from scratch.
• Experience with JVM languages like Kotlin, Java, or Scala.
• Working with various data infrastructure technologies.
• Mentoring and leading internal guilds / Tech-forums.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and pre-IPO equity.
• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Work from home allowance for home office setup.
• Payment for sick leave from the first day.
• 2 Social Impact days per year for volunteering.
• Annual Headspace subscription and wellness benefits.
• Temporary remote work from anywhere in the world for up to 2 months (after 6 months of employment).
• Fun company and team social events.