R&D Team Leader

R&D Team Leader | Ramat Gan Area

We are looking for a strong technical leader who’s passionate about building and leading high-performing engineering teams. In this role, you’ll lead a cross-functional squad of back-end, front-end, and QA automation engineers—delivering scalable features, solving real-world challenges, and helping shape our AI-enhanced product platform.

You’ll be working closely with product managers, architects, and other engineering leads to bring ideas to life—from technical design to production, performance optimization, and ongoing delivery.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to grow as a leader in a modern, cloud-native, data-rich environment, where engineering excellence meets meaningful product impact.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a squad of engineers in delivering features and enhancements with high quality and alignment to business needs.
• Own team execution—ensuring delivery is on time, within scope, and built to scale.
• Partner with product stakeholders to shape the roadmap and drive agile sprint execution.
• Guide your team through architectural and implementation decisions, ensuring technical soundness and forward-thinking scalability.
• Promote a CI/CD-first, automation-driven engineering culture.
• Foster team growth, mentoring engineers, and cultivating a culture of continuous feedback and ownership.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in large-scale distributed systems serving some of the world’s largest enterprises.

Requirements:

• Proven Backend developing experience (preferably Java/Node,js/Python)
• At least 2 years of experience leading engineering teams
• Deep familiarity with Spring-based ecosystems, along with Node.js / NestJS frameworks.
• Strong background with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, Cassandra, Elasticsearch).
• Proven ability to manage, coach, and grow multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Fluent English communication skills—both written and spoken.