R&D Team Leader

Lead the tech behind one of Israel’s fastest-growing companies.

At Kendago, we’re not just running ads — we’re building a game-changing tech product that gives our marketing teams a serious edge.

It’s a smart, insight-driven optimization platform that analyses tons of ads data and turns it into real-time recommendations and insights for publishers.

Now we’re looking for a passionate and proactive Team Leader to head the R&D team building this core product.

You’ll be at the center of our most strategic tech and business initiatives, driving innovation and delivering high-impact solutions.

We’re looking for a hands-on Software Team Leader (30%) who enjoys building modern web systems and leading people — while staying close to the code, reporting to the VP R&D.

Our Office is located in Kiryat Ono.

This is a hybrid position, including two to three work-from-home days per week, with flexibility based on team and individual needs.

Requirements:

• Min. 5 years of development experience, including 3+ years leading development teams.
• Strong backend skills with a microservices mindset using Node.js / Python
• Solid experience with React / other frontend architecture
• Comfortable working with both SQL and NoSQL databases
• Passion for building products that drive business value.
• Clean coder, great communicator, and proactive leader.
• Working in scale with big amounts of Data.
  
  

• Lead a full-stack team working on our proprietary optimization platform
• Architect and build high-scale, data-centric web systems
• Be a hands-on leader: code when needed, unblock, mentor, and push forward
• Collaborate with product managers who work hand-in-hand with our performance teams.
• Balance rapid delivery with long-term architecture and stability