A profitable and product-focused tech company (~50 employees) is looking for a Head of Development to lead its engineering team and drive the development of multiple platforms used by thousands of businesses.
This is a senior leadership role, reporting directly to the CEO, with significant impact on the company’s technology roadmap and product evolution. The role includes full ownership of all development efforts – from infrastructure to UX – and managing a small, agile team of full-stack developers.
Location: Central Israel | Hybrid model
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a team of full-stack developers
- Own the architecture and technical strategy across multiple platforms
- Balance hands-on coding (~30%) with team and project leadership
- Collaborate with product, operations, and leadership teams to align development with business needs
- Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, and system reliability
Technical Requirements:
- 5+ years of hands-on backend or full-stack development – must
- Strong experience in PHP – must
- Familiarity with CodeIgniter – strong advantage
- Proficient in SQL / MySQL – must
- Experience with scalable web architectures – advantage
- Background in fintech or product-heavy environments – advantage
Bonus Points For:
- A proven track record of exploring or implementing AI-driven tools or features
- Curiosity, passion, or vision for how AI can improve engineering workflows, product capabilities, or customer experience
- The drive to stay current and challenge the “this is how we’ve always done it” mindset
Who You Are:
- A tech-savvy leader with strong communication and management skills
- Comfortable switching between strategy and execution
- Passionate about building clean, maintainable, and scalable systems
- Business-oriented with a strong sense of ownership
- Curious, hands-on, and not afraid to challenge the status quo
Why This Role?
- Join a stable company with real products and real users
- Enjoy autonomy, direct influence, and decision-making power
- Lead meaningful tech projects from concept to production
- Work in a people-first culture that values quality, ownership, and impact
