Full- Stack Team Lead

Description If you’ve engaged with a leading brand online, chances are you’ve already interacted with Taylor, our AI Agent. At Notch, we’re building the future of customer experience — a platform that empowers brands to create autonomous AI agents across industries like e-commerce, SaaS, cybersecurity, gaming, and more. We’re a fast-growing startup at the forefront of the AI revolution, helping companies scale smarter, cut costs, and deliver human-like customer experiences. Our platform already processes hundreds of thousands of conversations at any time, delivering customer support at superhuman speed and accuracy. We’re looking for a hands-on Fullstack Team Lead to lead one of our core R&D teams. This role is ideal for someone who is still a strong individual contributor, but also wants to lead people, shape architecture, and build a team. You’ll be responsible for owning a meaningful product area end-to-end — technically and organizationally. This is not a pure management role. You are expected to write production code, lead by example, and take deep responsibility for delivery and quality. Requirements What You’ll Do Lead a small, high-impact fullstack team (initially 3–6 engineers) Own architecture, design, and implementation of core product areas Make key technical decisions with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and developer experience Mentor, coach, and grow engineers — technically and professionally Drive execution: break down complex problems, prioritize work, and ensure delivery Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and other R&D teams Help shape engineering standards, best practices, and team culture Take part in hiring and building the next generation of Notch engineers You’re a Good Fit If You have 6+ years of professional experience in software development You have strong fullstack experience (frontend + backend) You have hands-on leadership experience (team lead / tech lead / unofficial lead counts) You’re fluent in Typescript and modern web development You deeply understand distributed systems, including race conditions, retries, and failure modes You believe small, focused teams outperform large ones You care about your team and take responsibility for their growth You’re comfortable operating in ambiguity and incomplete processes You enjoy both building and teaching You’re a Great Fit If You’ve worked with LLMs / AI-driven systems You’re strong in relational database design and data modeling You’re highly product-oriented and think beyond “just code” You’ve worked in early-stage or fast-scaling startups You naturally take ownership and push things forward Tech Stack Frontend React (hooks) + Typescript Headless components + MUI TanStack Query Vite WebSockets + REST Multiplayer / real-time web app architecture Local-first methodology Backend Node.js + Typescript Express + Zod LLM & vector-based architectures Postgres + Drizzle ORM Distributed systems with queues, caches, and locks (Postgres + Redis) OpenTelemetry (o11y) Monorepo Our Culture Office-first (Ramat-Gan, Bursa) Extreme ownership and accountability High standards, fast pace, and lots of freedom Minimal bureaucracy, evolving processes People who want to grow beyond a narrow role definition A small, commando-like team where your impact is immediate and visible