Backend Tech Lead

Description Aidoc is recruiting a Backend Tech Lead in Tel Aviv. Join our team! About Aidoc Aidoc is revolutionizing clinical decision-making with real-time clinical AI imaging solutions, impacting over 60 million patients annually. Our technology empowers physicians to diagnose urgent cases, ultimately improving patient outcomes. Powered by our proprietary aiOS, Aidoc assists clinicians by precisely highlighting suspected pathological findings directly on medical images and prioritizing cases. This ensures that urgent patients receive the immediate attention they need. As a leader in clinical AI, Aidoc has the most FDA-cleared Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solutions, with adoption in more than 1,600 medical centers worldwide. Since our founding in 2016, Aidoc has secured over $500 million in funding and was recognized as one of TIME’s 50 most genius companies. About this role We are seeking a Backend Tech Lead to join a Full-Stack team that is part of the group responsible for Aidoc's main product line, the Imaging platform. This team focuses on the radiologist's experience, providing the primary access point to Aidoc's AI. The team manages the application installed on the radiologist's computer and the Python-based Gateway service that delivers data to its endpoints. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the design and development of our backend services, encompassing architecture, coding, and developer mentorship. Responsibilities Lead Full-Stack Development: Lead the design and development of scalable and reliable backend services that power Aidoc's radiologist-facing applications. Architectural Leadership: Drive architectural discussions and make key technical decisions within the team's domain, ensuring high quality, performance, and maintainability Ownership: Receive end-to-end ownership for product features from ideation to deployment, and work closely with Product and UX to bring the team’s imagination to life. Development Work: Contribute hands-on to the implementation of backend services and occasionally to frontend components when needed. Mentorship: Mentor and support engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions, promoting technical excellence and best practices. Incorporate Best Practices: Champion best practices for code quality, testing, and CI/CD processes to enhance delivery consistency and reliability. Strategic Collaboration and Influence: Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering teams to ensure alignment and technical coherence across the Imaging Platform Requirements 10+ years of hands-on experience designing and developing complex, production-grade systems. Proven experience building and maintaining backend services end-to-end: architecture, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring. At least 2 years of experience in technical leadership — guiding design and implementation within a team or across multiple components. Previous responsibility of mentoring engineers and scaling engineering culture Demonstrated ability to lead high-scale, high-quality technical projects, applying best practices such as design reviews and architectural trade-offs. Deep understanding of system design, APIs, and distributed systems principles. Strong coding skills in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Python, Go, Node.js, Java, C#). Experience with cloud environments (AWS or equivalent), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines. Excellent collaboration and communication skills; able to lead through influence and example. A proactive mindset, strong sense of ownership, and passion for building well-engineered, impactful products. Experience and understanding of production monitoring and observability tools. Advantage: Familiarity with frontend technologies and frameworks — able to contribute occasionally across the stack. Working at Aidoc Our Perks: Be part of something big - using cutting-edge technologies to transform the Healthcare industry (while saving patients’ lives) We work in a hybrid model, with our new offices located at 34 HaMasger Street in Tel Aviv and parking for employees. Amazing and healthy breakfasts and lunches prepared daily by our personal chef! Stocked up kitchen & meal card Wellness: Aidoc employees-only gym, plus Pilates, Yoga, and functional workouts classes. Amazing culture - collaborative, transparent & fun! Attractive compensation package & benefits