Who are we?

Orca AI is a unique maritime-tech startup in Tel Aviv. We develop a revolutionary AI platform that changes the way ship captains navigate at sea and improve the safety of the shipping industry.

What are we looking for?

• We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Backend Team Leader to join our fast-growing start-up company. As the Backend Team Lead, you will play a crucial role in leading a key development team in Orca AI. This is a unique opportunity that combines hands-on technical expertise with managerial responsibilities. The ideal candidate is a skilled architect and manager with a deep experience in various software technologies who is passionate about code and has a hands-on approach.
  
  

What will you do?

• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects
• Recruit, empower and grow team members
• Design architecture with scalability, flexibility, and maintainability in mind
• Work with Product Management, plan and prioritize according to risk, deadlines, and external commitments
• Work along other teams including Algo & System
• Lead the software engineering, processes and standards with an impact on the whole software group in Orca AI
• Lead a team of 5 engineers while participating in Orca AI's hyper-growth
• Ensure open communication within the team, and establish genuine trust and working relationships that enable the team to influence
• Report directly to the VP R&D
  
  

Requirements:

• B.Sc. in Computer Sciences or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, preferably in startup environments
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams
• Strong Experience in back end technologies, Python, Docker, AWS-based systems, K8s, SQL and non SQL databases, message queues.
• Experience in developing a multi threading/tasking applications
• Experience designing scalable and highly available systems
• Experience in front-end development preferably Angular 2+
• Experience working in a CI/CD environment
• In-depth experience with test frameworks and test-driven development
  
  

Advantages:

• Experience with computer vision systems and AI-driven products
• Experience with video systems (video streaming, media servers)
• Experience with the following technologies - Gitlab, InfluxDB, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Pytorch, AWS (SQS, CloudFront, Lambda, EKS)