Software Team Lead

Jifiti is a leading global fintech company that powers white-labeled embedded lending solutions for leading banks, lenders and merchants, including Mastercard, Citizens Bank, FIS, Finastra, Ingenico, IKEA and others worldwide. We were recently granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Europe and are growing quickly worldwide in Israel, the US and Europe, and operate in over 12 countries.

Jifiti is revolutionizing the way consumers and businesses access financing. As a global fintech leader in point-of-sale financing solutions, we empower some of the world’s largest banks and retailers.

We’re seeking a Software Team Lead to drive technical excellence and foster team growth within one of our core development teams.

Be part of a mission-driven company shaping the future of global financing, working on meaningful products deployed by industry giants. You'll join a collaborative team that values ownership, continuous learning, and professional growth, with direct access to leadership as part of the R&D management team—empowering you to influence group direction and strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Lead an agile development team of 3–5 multidisciplinary full-stack engineers.
• Take end-to-end ownership of architecture, design, code quality and delivery across scalable web applications and services.
• Remain hands-on when needed: write, review, and optimize production-ready code.
• Guide the team toward continuous improvement in engineering practices, system performance, and quality assurance.
• Promote and enforce clean code, documentation standards, and development best practices.
• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and the Execution Manager to ensure smooth sprint planning and execution, driving the team to consistently meet its sprint commitments.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience leading R&D or software teams in a fast-paced environment.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience as a Fullstack Developer, familiar with the following technology stack: .NET, Angular, SQL & NoSQL, RabbitMQ, microservices, Azure DevOps, and AWS.
• Excellent problem-solving, prioritization, and interpersonal communication abilities.
• Practical knowledge in building and scaling microservices architectures – a big plus.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, CI/CD workflows, and cloud-based environments.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills with a proven ability to develop high-performing teams that get the job done.
• Experience with DevOps tools, observability frameworks, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) - preferred.
• Background in fintech or other complex/regulated environments - preferred.