Hybrid Backend Team Lead

at Wisor.AI

• Job title: Backend Team Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, MongoDB, NoSQL, Postgres, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tel Aviv, Israel

About the role

• Backend Team Leader at Wisor.AI designing server-side architecture and guiding a team of developers. Leading development efforts within a dynamic R&D environment focused on AI-powered logistics.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of talented backend developers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Drive the design, development, and maintenance of scalable server-side code using Python.
• Oversee and contribute to development in an AWS cloud environment.
• Guide the implementation and maintenance of robust RESTful APIs for seamless communication between frontend and backend.
• Direct the team's work with relational/NoSQL/object stores such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Neptune, and S3 to efficiently store and retrieve data.
• Ensure the team writes clean, readable, high-quality, and testable code, promoting best practices in code quality and performance.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to architectural standards.
• Oversee the testing and debugging of applications to ensure high quality and performance.
• Take ownership of projects from conception through to successful delivery, coordinating efforts within the team and with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Stay abreast of new evolutions in technology, take initiative to understand future development trends, and lead the team in adopting relevant advancements.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Frontend, and other R&D teams to define requirements, plan sprints, and deliver integrated solutions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of server-side development experience, with a strong focus on Python.
• 3+ years of experience in a team leadership or technical leadership role, guiding and mentoring other developers.
• Excellent understanding of database concepts and structure, with hands-on experience in various database technologies (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Neptune, S3).
• Proven ability to simplify complex technical ideas and communicate them effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong startup mindset: Demonstrating exceptional ownership, responsibility, and initiative.
• Possessing a customer-first mentality, striving for wide product understanding, detail orientation, and critical thinking.
• Capable of reasoning tradeoffs of different solutions (good vs. great vs. perfect) and not afraid to get your hands dirty to do what needs to be done.
• Deep understanding and practical experience with software development methodologies, such as Agile and Scrum.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a strategic approach to technical challenges.
• Extensive familiarity with micro-services architectures, and ideally, experience seeing them in operation at a global scale.
• Demonstrated ability to inspire, motivate, and build a team.

Benefits

• Our office is dog friendly 😀