Backend Team Lead

A well-established, publicly traded, and highly profitable Fintech company specializing in digital payments, commercial credit, and business financing solutions.

The company develops an advanced financial technology platform that empowers businesses to secure tailored financing, optimize cash flows, and access streamlined credit facilities.

Demonstrating strong financial stability and sustained revenue growth, the company operates with a high-caliber team of dozens of professionals at its headquarters in Israel.

Located in the Sharon / Central region, operating on a full-time, on-site work model.

Role Description-

• Joining as a Software Engineering Team Lead (Hands-On), reporting directly to the VP of R&D and leading a team of 4 software engineers.
• Maintaining a strong Hands-On (~70%) development role while providing technical leadership, code reviews, and mentorship to the team.
• Driving the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable financial applications utilizing Node.js, PHP, React, and AWS.
• Integrating modern AI capabilities and intelligent automation workflows directly into the core Fintech platform.
• Collaborating closely with Product Management and executive leadership to define technical roadmaps and deliver robust production features.

Requirements-

• 5 years of hands-on software development experience – Mandatory
• 2 years of proven experience in Software Engineering Management / Team Leadership – Mandatory
• Strong production-grade development experience with Node.js and/or PHP – Mandatory
• Practical experience integrating or working with AI technologies / LLMs / Machine Learning pipelines – Mandatory
• Proven background with modern Cloud platforms (AWS) – Mandatory
• Familiarity with frontend frameworks (React) and modern web architectures – Advantage