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Lightrun R&D TEAM LEAD 
Israel, Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv-Yafo 
625408086

26.05.2025

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced R&D Team Leader to guide and grow a team of talented developers. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on backend development expertise, and a deep understanding of modern cloud-native architectures. You will play a key role in shaping the future of our Dev-Native Observability Platform, collaborating closely with product and engineering leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of Backend, Full Stack, and QA developers by providing technical direction, constructive feedback, and professional growth opportunities.
  • Participate in architectural decisions and the development of core components of the platform.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers and other engineering teams to align technical efforts with business goals.
  • Take an active role in the recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
  • Drive best practices in software engineering, CI/CD, and DevOps culture.
  • Set performance goals, conduct regular 1:1s, and help the team stay focused, motivated, and productive.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in a managerial or team leadership position within an R&D or software engineering environment
  • At least 5 years of experience as a backend developer
  • Strong system design and architecture skills
  • Proven experience with Java or C#
  • At least 3 years of experience with relational databases
  • Experience with microservices, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
  • Experience working in startup environments
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Self-motivated, fast learner, and hands-on team player

Nice to Have

  • Hands-on experience working with SaaS products
  • Experience with observability/profiling/remote debugging tools
  • Experience building LLM-based or AI-powered features
  • Experience with additional languages like Python, Node.js, C++, or Go
  • Prior involvement in product roadmap discussions or customer-facing technical roles