Software Development Team Leader, Platform

Description

We are looking for a brilliant hands-on Software Development Team Leader to join our top-notch Platform group. As a Team Leader, you will have the autonomy and the authority to lead a backend team that builds amazing infrastructure and frameworks in an agile development lifecycle. You will join a high-cadence, highly technical, and savvy group of doers who are building Fiverr’s infrastructure.

The platform is in charge of Fiverr’s applicative infrastructure, from A/B testing service to Kotlin’s core libraries and framework. We’re focused on increasing engineering velocity through AI adoption and driving an AI-native approach across our platform development.

What am I going to do?

• Lead a team of developers in Fiverr’s Platform group.
• Lead through the entire production life cycle - architecture, design, development, quality, and production.
• Hands-on development of features (~70% of the time).
• Work closely with other participants in the team - R&D groups and Data department.
• Drive the adoption of AI-assisted development tools and practices to enhance developer productivity and accelerate platform innovation.
• Grow and mentor the team's talent.
• Own broad domains with large impact such as authentication and authorization domains.

Requirements

• MSc. or BSc. in Computer Sciences from a top university.
• One who can translate technical goals into high-quality, scalable, and robust infrastructure.
• AI Native - AI tools and AI infrastructure
• 7 years of experience in back-end or full-stack development with at least 2 years of leadership.
• Proven track record of design and implementation of highly scalable and distributed web applications, functional programming, SQL, NoSQL, and data platforms.
• Great 360 collaboration and communication skills.
• High standards for code quality, testing, and performance.

Preferred:

• Experienced with Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot framework

At Fiverr, we’re not about checklists. If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements for this role but still feel passionate about the position and think you have the right skills and qualifications to excel at it, we want to hear from you.

Equal opportunities

At Fiverr, we prioritize diversity. We celebrate difference and embed it into every aspect of our workplace and product, as well as our community. Fiverr is proud and committed to providing equal opportunity employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, Fiverr will provide accommodation to individuals with disabilities or a special need.