Full- Stack Team Lead

If you’ve engaged with a leading brand online, chances are you’ve already interacted with Taylor, our AI Agent.At Notch, we’re building the future of customer experience — a platform that empowers brands to create autonomous AI agents across industries like e-commerce, SaaS, cybersecurity, gaming, and more.We’re a fast-growing startup at the forefront of the AI revolution, helping companies scale smarter, cut costs, and deliver human-like customer experiences. Our platform already processes hundreds of thousands of conversations at any time, delivering customer support at superhuman speed and accuracy.We’re looking for a hands-on Fullstack Team Lead to lead one of our core R&D teams.This role is ideal for someone who is still a strong individual contributor, but also wants to lead people, shape architecture, and build a team. You’ll be responsible for owning a meaningful product area end-to-end — technically and organizationally.This is not a pure management role. You are expected to write production code, lead by example, and take deep responsibility for delivery and quality.Requirements:What You’ll DoLead a small, high-impact fullstack team (initially 3–6 engineers)Own architecture, design, and implementation of core product areasMake key technical decisions with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and developer experienceMentor, coach, and grow engineers — technically and professionallyDrive execution: break down complex problems, prioritize work, and ensure deliveryCollaborate closely with Product, Design, and other R&D teamsHelp shape engineering standards, best practices, and team cultureTake part in hiring and building the next generation of Notch engineersYou’re a Good Fit IfYou have 6+ years of professional experience in software developmentYou have strong fullstack experience (frontend + backend)You have hands-on leadership experience (team lead / tech lead / unofficial lead counts)You’re fluent in Typescript and modern web developmentYou deeply understand distributed systems, including race conditions, retries, and failure modesYou believe small, focused teams outperform large onesYou care about your team and take responsibility for their growthYou’re comfortable operating in ambiguity and incomplete processesYou enjoy both building and teachingYou’re a Great Fit IfYou’ve worked with LLMs / AI-driven systemsYou’re strong in relational database design and data modelingYou’re highly product-oriented and think beyond “just code”You’ve worked in early-stage or fast-scaling startupsYou naturally take ownership and push things forwardTech StackFrontendReact (hooks) + TypescriptHeadless components + MUITanStack QueryViteWebSockets + RESTMultiplayer / real-time web app architectureLocal-first methodologyBackendNode.js + TypescriptExpress + ZodLLM & vector-based architecturesPostgres + Drizzle ORMDistributed systems with queues, caches, and locks (Postgres + Redis)OpenTelemetry (o11y)MonorepoOur CultureOffice-first (Ramat-Gan, Bursa)Extreme ownership and accountabilityHigh standards, fast pace, and lots of freedomMinimal bureaucracy, evolving processesPeople who want to grow beyond a narrow role definitionA small, commando-like team where your impact is immediate and visible