Hands-On Backend Team Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026.
Description
Fullpath by Cox Automotive is a fast-growing tech company in the automotive space with hubs across the US and Israel. We are disrupting the multi-trillion-dollar transportation industry with our advanced Customer Data Platform (CDP). Our work happens in the fast lane as we bring AI-powered, data-driven solutions to a quickly evolving industry.
Our team at Fullpath is made up of curious and creative individuals who are always looking to achieve the impossible. We are bold, collaborative, and goal-driven. At our core, we believe every voice has value and can impact our bottom line.
If you are a creative, solutions-oriented individual who is ready to put your career in drive, Fullpath is the place for you!
We are looking for a Hands-On Backend Team Lead to join our team and make a real impact in our R&D department! As a Backend Team Lead, your mission will be to lead a team of software engineers toward the development of exciting new products while staying close to the ground with hands-on coding. You will influence the team's technical direction as well as onboard, mentor, and manage talented developers. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the full development life cycle, including design, architecture, and collaboration with product stakeholders to deliver high-quality, scalable code using agile methodologies.
We seek someone extremely technical with leadership experience who loves to solve interesting tech challenges, can see the big picture, and demonstrates a strong sense of ownership paired with excellent communication skills.
This position will be based out of our Tel-Aviv or Jerusalem hubs
What you will be responsible for
- Hands-on development (~80%)
- Management: onboard, mentor and manage a small team in all HR aspects (time off, 1:1, plan and evaluate employee growth, etc.)
- Break down and plan tasks, including high-level design
- Run team sync meetings to identify blockers and communicate cross-team
- Monitor the system's stability
- Develop high-level estimations for all work items
- Manage the Jira board and inter-team communication
- Push for shipping high-quality products on time
- Own relevant repos, codebase, CI/CD pipeline, and DevOps of the team’s infrastructure
- Own tech decisions and initiate decision-making discussions
- Update, upgrade, monitor, and replace 3rd party libs
Requirements
- BS.c degree in Computer Science or a related technical field of study.
- 7+ years experience as a hands-on backend developer in a SaaS B2B startup
- 4+ years experience in Team Leadership of a team of 5+ people
- Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
- Demonstrated ability to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and organizational problems and propose thorough iterative solutions.
The personal competencies you need to have:
- Strong leadership skills, including decision-making and motivating others
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including willingness to build professional relationships with staff and clients.
- Strong sense of ownership and drive for results
Why you should join us
- Family-friendly environment and flexible working hours
- An awesome global team of forward-thinking, innovative go-getters
- Integrate with tech titans: Work directly with APIs from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and more.
- Be part of a rapidly scaling company poised for the future.
- Learning and growth opportunities within a fast-paced tech startup environment
- As a part of our team, your success in this role is crucial to our company's growth. We are committed to supporting you in achieving your KPIs and goals and providing regular feedback to help you reach your full potential. Together, we can make a real impact and achieve great things!
- Wolt+ and lots of yummy treats :-)
Are you the one? Send us your resume! [email protected]