R&D Team Lead

A high-growth, profitable FinTech and AI-driven SaaS company specializing in automated supply chain financing for global e-commerce sellers.

The company's platform provides intelligent, frictionless working capital solutions with dynamic, revenue-based repayment models.

Demonstrating immediate profitability and serving hundreds of global enterprise sellers, the company was recently acquired by a premier global credit and financial institution, continuing to operate with full agility as an independent innovation hub.

Located in central Tel Aviv (walking distance from both Israel Railways and light-rail stations), operating on a hybrid work model.

Role Description-

• Serving as a Full-Stack Software Development Team Lead, leading, mentoring, and growing an organic squad of ~3 software engineers.
• Combining ~60%–70% people leadership, technical governance, and architectural oversight with ~30%–40% hands-on coding and development.
• Architecting and scaling high-throughput, resilient web platforms utilizing Node.js, React, TypeScript, and AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Driving technical roadmap execution for AI-powered SaaS and automated financial underwriting/repayment systems.
• Championing engineering best practices, modern code review standards, and the integration of AI-driven developer tooling into everyday workflows.
• Collaborating closely with Product Management, Data/AI specialists, and executive leadership to align technical deliverables with strategic business goals.

Requirements-

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in Full-Stack / Software Engineering – Mandatory
• 3+ years of proven managerial experience as a Software Development Team Lead – Mandatory
• Extensive hands-on development background with Node.js and React – Mandatory
• Strong proficiency with TypeScript and modern cloud platforms (AWS) – Mandatory
• Hands-on experience or active engagement with AI tools, LLM APIs, or AI-assisted development workflows – Mandatory
• High architectural capabilities in designing scalable, secure, and data-driven SaaS systems – Mandatory
• Excellent interpersonal, technical leadership, and communication skills – Mandatory
• Background in FinTech, E-Commerce platforms, Payment Gateways, or Financial SaaS – Advantage