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Job description
Lendbuzz is hiring a Platform Engineering Team Lead — a full-time, based in Tel Aviv role. Apply directly on Lendbuzz's careers page below.
Platform Engineering Team Lead
Team: Tel-Aviv Office
Location: Tel Aviv
Commitment: Full-Time
Workplace Type: hybrid
Our Platform Engineering group builds internal tools for over a 100 Lendbuzz engineers in Boston & Tel Aviv.
We treat the platform as a product: our engineers are our users, we actively collect their feedback, we measure whether what we built is impactful for the organization, and we continuously improve based on feedback and metrics.
This position is a unique hybrid of a hands-on technical developer & leader with a highly analytical developer focused product manager.
> Note: Prior management experience is not required—we are happy to grow a strong technical candidate into the leadership aspect of the role.
Key Responsibilities:
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~50% hands on development
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Work together with your manager, other engineering managers, service owners and champions from various teams to understand their pains and prioritize the teams’ tasks accordingly.
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Lead a team of engineers with a computer science background, keep their vision focused and aligned with management, teach them how to lead projects effectively, collect feedback and give good service to the engineers of the company
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Build decentralized ecosystems that are very easy to contribute to with vibe coding (Backstage, CLI tools, Microservice templates, Self Service, HELM Charts values, etc)
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Drive high-impact, multi-team technical initiatives from ideation to delivery by establishing clear technical standards, defining trackable compliance metrics while securing the buy-in of other engineering leaders
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Lead Kubernetes (K8s) initiatives.
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Manage research of cutting edge cloud native technologies
Key Requirements:
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Computer Science degree from a leading university
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5+ years of software development experience.
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2+ years of experience developing applications on K8S using HELM/Kustomize/Crossplane/CDK/Other
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Understand the concepts of Platform Engineering well
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Strong backend development skills in a modern languages:
Typescript/Python with Asyncio/Go/Rust/Modern C#/Kotlin. -
Proficiency with Claude/Codex which includes writing skills, system prompts & delivering features across multiple repos.
Preferred:
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Production experience running services on Kubernetes..
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Proven experience writing design documents, presenting them to engineering leaders and answering hard technical questions in fluent English.
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Experience writing and maintaining internal tools with an impact on developer experience such as:
Backstage/Port, internal CLI tools/Microservice templates/infra-related libraries, agentic flows/AI skills -
Experience working with open source K8S charts such as:
Keycloak, Debezium, Airflow, Temporal, a feature flag system or LangSmith
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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Platform Engineering Team Lead at Lendbuzz?
The required skills for Platform Engineering Team Lead at Lendbuzz include: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, C#, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Helm, Microservices, Airflow.
What is the seniority level for Platform Engineering Team Lead at Lendbuzz?
Platform Engineering Team Lead at Lendbuzz is a Manager / Staff level position.
How do I apply for Platform Engineering Team Lead at Lendbuzz?
You can view the full description and apply for Platform Engineering Team Lead at Lendbuzz on EchoJobs: https://echojobs.io/job/lendbuzz-platform-engineering-team-lead-fmpa0.