Engineering Backend Team Lead- Data Platform

At monday.com, we help teams get more work done. We are the best AI work platform that empowers teams to automate, build, and scale their impact end-to-end with tools that actually execute the work for you. With over $1B in ARR, 250,000+ customers, and a global team, we’re serious about building a product people love to use and giving our employees the same ownership and flexibility to shape the way the world works.

About the team

The Data Group is responsible for building and evolving the platform’s data foundation that powers our products and impacts millions of users daily.

We believe that the most effective teams are built on skills and passion, which is why in our recruitment process, in addition to learning about your background and experience, we really want to understand who you are and what empowers you.

We’re seeking an Engineering Backend Team Lead to guide and mentor a talented team of engineers, own critical tier-1 services, and help scale Monday's platform data architecture to new heights.

• Build, lead, and mentor a team of backend engineers, fostering professional growth and collaboration
• Enhance monday data layer to create a dynamic, customizable layer that supports any application and use-case
• Evolve our architecture and engineering to support the ever growing scale of users, features and data
• Design and build critical tier 1 services capable of serving ten thousand requests per second with a four-nine availability level
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data solutions seamlessly into the platform and support diverse use cases
• Our stack - node.js, Cassandra, Kafka, CDC, MySQL, Ruby on Rails

• Experience managing a team and leading projects hands-on from start to finish
• Extensive experience with backend development, particularly in designing and maintaining scalable, high-performance systems and APIs.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A growth mindset, including strong analytical, inquisitive, and data-driven experiences
• Adept at working in fast-paced, dynamic environments, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements
• Proven problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex requirements into actionable tasks.

Engineering Backend Team Lead (Data Org)