Backend Team Leader

Description We are looking for a talented team leader to lead one of our most critical R&D teams. Gett is a team of entrepreneurs on a mission to make business ground travel easy. We bring convenience to business travelers and help companies be more efficient while reducing our footprint. Gett is good for people, planet, and profit. As a Backend Team Leader at Gett, you will lead and mentor a global team up to 8 engineers building the robust financial systems that serve as the foundation of Gett’s product. Your team is responsible for developing and maintaining compliant, high-scale backend applications that support our B2C and B2B customers, as well as our drivers and fleets. You will oversee high-throughput financial data, ensuring every transaction is processed with absolute precision and compliance. You will work in close collaboration with other leadership and cross-functional teams at Gett on requirements, design, and development. The ideal candidate will have strong managerial experience in managing teams, and must have high professional skills, great interpersonal skills, and a proven track record of building strong technological teams. We are looking for people who are passionate about the technology required for building high-quality products. Requirements Requirements: Minimum 3 years of experience as a Team Leader, managing a global team of experts that span across multiple countries. Minimum 5 years of experience in Backend development of complex systems. BSc in computer science/engineering. Experience working with SaaS systems, microservices architecture & large-scale environments. Highly proficient in a modern programming language such as Golang, Ruby, Python, Java, C# - Must Strong Leadership skills – Ability to inspire, motivate, train, and manage the team to meet high goals. Solid experience leading a team in Agile methodology. Extensive experience leading design and architecture related activities. Experienced with Docker/Kubernetes technologies - advantage Experienced with AWS/ other Cloud providers - advantage Experienced with Billing/Payments flows and domain - advantage Hands-on capacity. Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written. At Gett, we’re committed to creating an inclusive, respectful environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. We believe that diversity drives innovation, and we’re proud to offer equal opportunities to all—regardless of age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment.il@gett.com ,and we’ll do our best to support you. Click here to view our privacy policy.