R&D Team Leader

Description Lead the tech behind one of Israel’s fastest-growing companies. At Kendago, we’re not just running ads — we’re building a game-changing tech product that gives our marketing teams a serious edge. It’s a smart, insight-driven optimization platform that analyses tons of ads data and turns it into real-time recommendations and insights for publishers. This tech is one of the reasons we were ranked by Globes as one of the Top 50 fastest-growing companies in Israel in 2023. Now we’re looking for a passionate and proactive Team Leader to head the R&D team building this core product. You’ll be at the center of our most strategic tech and business initiatives, driving innovation and delivering high-impact solutions.

Our Office is located in Kiryat Ono. This is a hybrid position, including two to three work-from-home days per week, with flexibility based on team and individual needs.

Requirements 5+ years of development experience, including 3+ years leading development teams Strong backend skills with a microservices mindset using Node.js / Python Solid experience with React / other frontend architecture Comfortable working with both SQL and NoSQL databases Passion for building products that drive business value Clean coder, great communicator, and proactive leader

Advantage:

Advantage -Experience with Python

• Advantage - working in scale with big amounts of Data.

Responsibilities

• Lead a full-stack team working on our proprietary optimization platform
• Architect and build high-scale, data-centric web systems
• Be a hands-on leader: code when needed, unblock, mentor, and push forward
• Collaborate with product managers who work hand-in-hand with our performance teams.
• Balance rapid delivery with long-term architecture and stability