Engineering Backend Team Lead (Data Org)

monday.com, Israel; Illinois; On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a passionate Engineering Backend Team Lead to guide a talented group of engineers. In this pivotal role, you will enhance the data layer of a dynamic platform, ensuring it supports diverse applications and use cases. You'll be responsible for designing critical services that handle high traffic while mentoring your team to foster professional growth. This position offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where your contributions will directly impact millions of users. If you thrive on challenges and want to make a significant difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team and leading projects from start to finish.
• Extensive experience in backend development and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and mentor a team of backend engineers.
• Design and build critical tier 1 services with high availability.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate data solutions.

Skills

Backend Development

Team Management

Scalable Systems Design

API Development

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Adaptability

Job description

R&D Tel-Aviv, IL

monday.com is a Work OS that lets organizations manage all their work in one place. We are committed to building an organization with one shared mission.

We believe that the most effective teams are built on skills and passion, which is why in our recruitment process, we want to understand who you are and what empowers you.

The Data Group is responsible for building and evolving the platform’s data foundation that powers our products and impacts millions of users daily.

We’re seeking an Engineering Backend Team Lead to guide and mentor a talented team of engineers, own critical tier-1 services, and help scale Monday's platform data architecture to new heights.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and mentor a team of backend engineers, fostering professional growth and collaboration.
• Enhance monday data layer to create a dynamic, customizable layer that supports any application and use-case.
• Evolve our architecture and engineering to support the ever-growing scale of users, features, and data.
• Design and build critical tier 1 services capable of serving ten thousand requests per second with a four-nine availability level.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data solutions seamlessly into the platform and support diverse use cases.

Your Experience & Skills

• Experience managing a team and leading projects hands-on from start to finish.
• Extensive experience with backend development, particularly in designing and maintaining scalable, high-performance systems and APIs.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A growth mindset, including strong analytical, inquisitive, and data-driven experiences.
• Adept at working in fast-paced, dynamic environments, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
• Proven problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex requirements into actionable tasks.

We believe in equal opportunity.

monday.com is an equal opportunity employer and bans discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of any personal characteristic. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

monday.com is committed to working with and providing access and reasonable accommodation to applicants with any disabilities. If you think you may require accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please send a request to [e-mail].

All requests for accommodation are treated confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.

Meet the R&D team

The R&D Team is passionate about building innovative and lovable products while tackling complex engineering problems at a great scale. We’re accountable for bringing the company’s vision to life by navigating our progress into flawless execution and encouraging full ownership and independence in all projects.