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TailorMed

R&D Backend Team Lead, Data Platform

TailorMed

Data Backend Team Lead managing scalable backend systems for healthcare data platform. Leading engineering team and collaborating across R&D to enhance system architecture and performance.

Posted 4/12/2026full-timeTel Aviv • 🇮🇱 IsraelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Ownership of core backend systems and data platform, serving as the backbone of our product and business workflows.
  • Design and evolution of scalable, high-performance architectures, handling complex, data-intensive use cases.
  • Building resilient distributed systems, ensuring reliability, observability, and fault tolerance at scale.
  • Driving system performance and efficiency, optimizing data flows, APIs, and backend services.
  • Shaping the infrastructure that enables AI and advanced analytics, without being limited to traditional data engineering paradigms.
  • Leading backend development standards, including architecture, code quality, and operational excellence.
  • Leading and growing a team of strong backend engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
  • Cross-team collaboration with Product, Data, and other R&D teams to design systems that support evolving business and data needs.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience, building and operating production-grade systems.
  • 2+ years of engineering leadership experience, managing and mentoring developers.
  • Strong experience in designing scalable, distributed backend systems (microservices, event-driven architecture, etc.).
  • Proven ability to work on high-scale, data-intensive systems — with a focus on performance and reliability.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and modern backend technologies.
  • Strong understanding of system design, data flows, and service architecture (not just pipelines).
  • Experience working with complex domains and messy real-world data — advantage.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML-driven systems or enabling infrastructure — advantage.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • High ownership mindset — you take responsibility for systems end-to-end, not just components.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools
backend engineeringscalable architecturesdistributed systemsmicroservicesevent-driven architecturesystem designdata flowsservice architecturecloud environmentsAI/ML-driven systems
Soft Skills
engineering leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationownership mindsettechnical excellence