Team Lead R&D, Modernization, AI

Payoneer
Israel
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Influencing without authority","Communication","Mentoring","Problem-solving"]

Seasoned engineering leader driving cloud modernization across R&D. Leads a high-impact team to design, build, and validate modern cloud patterns, unblock critical initiatives, and set technical direction. Collaborates with product, architecture, security, and infrastructure to ensure alignment and sustained impact while delivering scalable SaaS solutions on AWS with microservices, containers, and event-driven patterns.

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Payoneer
5 months ago

Team Lead R&D, Modernization, AI

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Job Summary

Seasoned engineering leader driving cloud modernization across R&D. Leads a high-impact team to design, build, and validate modern cloud patterns, unblock critical initiatives, and set technical direction. Collaborates with product, architecture, security, and infrastructure to ensure alignment and sustained impact while delivering scalable SaaS solutions on AWS with microservices, containers, and event-driven patterns.
Location: Israel
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a Cloud Modernization Commando, an elite, high-impact engineering unit, to accelerate cloud modernization across R&D with cross-team influence.
  • •Design, build, and validate modern cloud patterns, unblocking critical initiatives and setting technical direction for teams to adopt.
  • •Operate as a mission-driven squad engaging where impact is highest, establishing momentum and handing over ownership to product teams.
  • •Collaborate closely with product, architecture, security, and infrastructure groups to ensure alignment, adoption, and sustained impact.
  • •Provide hands-on engineering leadership, breaking down ambiguous problems and driving initiatives from concept to execution with urgency and focus.

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years as Team Lead or Tech Lead
  • •6+ years of backend development experience, preferably C# and Node.js
  • •6+ years of experience with advanced SQL (MSSQL/MySQL/PostgreSQL, etc.)
  • •4+ years of experience with NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB
  • •Experience with building SaaS platforms for cloud-based products, preferably AWS
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipInfluencing without authorityCommunicationMentoringProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C#Node.jsSQLMongoDBAWSKubernetesEKSRabbitMQKafkaMicroservicesEvent-Driven ArchitectureAI tools

Company Brief

Payoneer
Provides cross-border payments and financial services platform enabling businesses and professionals to send, receive, and manage international payments, multi-currency accounts, and working capital solutions to support global commerce.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2005
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