R&D Team Leader

Kiryat Ono- Main Office · Full-time · Management
About The Position

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.

This tech is one of the reasons we were ranked by Globes as one of the Top 50 fastest-growing companies in Israel in 2023.

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.

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
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

Advantage:

Advantage -Experience with Python
Advantage - working in scale with big amounts of Data.
Responsibilities
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