Software Engineering Team Lead

accessiBe is the market leader in web accessibility that makes websites accessible to people with disabilities. accessiBe is more than a workplace, it’s a passion. Each day you’re surrounded by people who share the same goal and values, who work endlessly to break down accessibility barriers. We care about all people, regardless of their ability. We hire people that are determined to succeed and who are not afraid of rapid change. Our core values showcase who we are and we strive to focus on excellence and sincerity.

We are seeking an experienced Software EngineeringTeam Lead to lead a high-performing squad within our engine engineering group. In this role, you will be overseeing the development of core platform capabilities. You will be responsible for the professional growth of your developers, the architectural integrity of your team’s output, and the successful delivery of complex features across both client-side and server-side systems in a fast-moving environment.

What Will You Do:

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of full-stack engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the design and implementation of complex features spanning engine logic and backend services, ensuring the team writes robust, scalable, and maintainable code.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of features across multiple services; break down high-level product initiatives into clear tasks, manage dependencies, and provide accurate timelines.
• Lead architectural decisions and service design, clearly articulating trade-offs and ensuring modules are scalable and align with long-term platform goals.
• Act as the escalation point for complex production incidents.
• Enforce high standards for testing and monitoring.
• Partner closely with Product, QA, and other Engineering Leads to unblock delivery, align on priorities, and ensure shared ownership of the product roadmap.
• Strong expertise in the team’s core stack (Node.js, Relational/NoSQL databases) with the ability to jump into the code and execute complex implementations when necessary.
• Proven ability to design scalable modules and services within a distributed domain context.
• Proactively identifies and implements improvements to team processes, deployment strategies, and development tooling.
• Ability to lead the team through technical pivots and independently learn/adopt new technologies as the stack evolves.

Requirements:

• At least 2 years of experience in a Team Lead role or as a dedicated Lead Engineer directly managing a team's output and professional development.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a Full-stack Developer.
• Solid grasp of web fundamentals and extensive experience with Node.js and various database architectures.
• Thorough understanding of the Document Object Model (DOM), including event delegation, browser rendering pipelines, and DOM manipulation performance.
• Proficiency in CI/CD workflows and familiarity with cloud infrastructure basics.
• Deep understanding of performance optimization, secure coding, and modern deployment strategies.
• Proven track record of diagnosing complex, cross-stack issues and production incidents.

Advantages

• Hands-on experience managing infrastructure within GCP.
• Architectural experience with MongoDB.
• Experience with Python - a plus
• Experience working with LLM frameworks - a plus
• Advocacy for web accessibility (WCAG) and responsive design standards (a big plus).

Equal opportunities

At accessiBe, we prioritize diversity. We celebrate difference and embed it into every aspect of our workplace and product, as well as our community. accessiBe is proud and committed to providing equal opportunity employment to all individuals regardless of disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, veteran status, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, accessiBe will provide accommodation to individuals with disabilities or a special need.

Please don't hesitate to share your needs when applying so that we can provide the necessary accommodations for an accessible and inclusive recruitment process.