Lead Software Engineer

Backend Team Lead – Leading Bank | Central Israel

A leading financial organization is looking for a Backend Team Lead to join and lead a dynamic, high-performing development team.

You’ll take ownership of a production system serving over 3.5 million customers, drive the design of high-availability, distributed systems, and lead complex technical initiatives in a modern, event-driven architecture.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a mixed backend team, providing technical guidance and hands-on leadership.
• Oversee large-scale production environments and ensure system stability and scalability.
• Design and implement distributed systems using Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, reliable backend solutions.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Chapter Lead / Tech Lead with strong technical drive and self-learning ability.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in software development.
• Strong background with Spring Framework and Spring Boot – must.
• Experience developing RESTful Services, including designing and exposing REST APIs and Swagger documentation – must.
• Experience with Kafka and event-driven development – must.
• Solid knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CI/CD processes.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for mentoring and team growth.