Backend Engineer Team Lead

Company Description

Wix makes it possible for anyone to succeed online. Since 2006, we’ve grown to around 5,500 employees in 22 countries, launched over 40 products, and serve over 243 million users and their visitors worldwide. At Wix, we push you to innovate, evolve in non-traditional ways, and collaborate. We operate in small teams that work closely together at a high level. 

Although we’re already industry leaders in web creation and business, our work is nowhere near done. Our goal is to become the main engine of the Internet so we can create a more open web for all.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Wix was built around the idea that everyone has the right to be successful, online. This same vision defines us as an employer: creating a work environment where everyone is welcome, and anyone has the right to succeed.

Job Description

As a Backend Team Leader for the Meta Site team, you’ll lead a team of skilled backend engineers responsible for powering critical services on a massive scale within the Wix ecosystem. Your day-to-day will involve shaping technical direction, leading complex projects, and collaborating across teams to ensure reliable and high-performing infrastructure that impacts millions of users. You will:

Define and execute the technical roadmap by collaborating with group leadership and other teams, ensuring alignment with company goals and driving high-impact projects
Lead and mentor the team, providing guidance and support to foster professional growth and a collaborative culture. Encourage best practices in coding, architecture, and project management
Drive innovation and quality by initiating and overseeing the development of new features and improvements, balancing innovation with maintaining reliable, scalable systems
Ensure production excellence by overseeing the team’s role in maintaining seamless production operations, including performance optimization, incident response, and continuous infrastructure improvement
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, acting as a key liaison between the team and other departments to ensure clear communication, remove roadblocks, and promote effective cross-team initiatives

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a team leader, leading engineering teams and delivering successful projects in a dynamic environment.
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a significant focus on backend technologies
• Proven track record in leading major projects to production, prioritizing tasks, and delivering high-quality results within set timelines
• Experience with large-scale production web applications and the ability to deep dive into complex applications and architectures
• Creative problem-solver and fast learner who enjoys overcoming challenges in a complex environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a desire to mentor and help others
• Proactive, always curious to understand why things are done the way they are
  

Additional Information

We are the Meta Site team, a core backend team of engineers responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of Wix sites and applications, publishing all Wix sites, and generating URLs. We also manage the source of truth for data of all Wix sites. 

Working in this team means being a critical part of nearly every workflow at Wix, directly impacting products used by millions, and handling large-scale services and flows (500 million sites, billions of applications, millions of RPM).