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Industry: Consulting, Financial Services, Technology, Fintech

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Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Backend Tech Lead:

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Backend Tech Lead to join our recommendations group. As a Tech Lead, you will be instrumental in shaping the technical direction and architecture of our backend systems. You will leverage your deep expertise in backend technologies to design, build and scale backend services while guiding a group of engineers toward delivering robust, high-performance solutions. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to projects that impact the entire organization. If you're a leader with a passion for backend development, we would love to have you on board!

Role

As a Backend Tech Lead, your responsibilities will include:
Mentoring and guiding backend engineers to ensure high-quality code and effective development processes.
System design and architecture: Designing scalable, efficient, and secure backend systems, including APIs and data storage solutions, using technologies like Python, MySQL, Redis and Elasticsearch.
Tech stack evolution: Driving improvements in backend technologies, frameworks and development practices.
Cross-functional collaboration: Working closely with product managers, frontend teams and other stakeholders to ensure backend services meet business requirements and technical specifications.
Performance and scalability: Ensuring that our backend services are highly available, scalable and optimized for performance.
Cloud infrastructure: Overseeing cloud services and ensuring backend systems are seamlessly integrated with cloud platforms.
Code quality and best practices: Writing and maintaining clean, maintainable and well-documented code, while fostering a culture of code reviews, continuous improvement and adherence to best practices.

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Technical leadership: Owning the technical direction of backend systems, making key architectural decisions and promoting industry best practices within the group.All About You You're a seasoned Backend Tech Lead with a deep passion for backend systems and strong leadership qualities. Here's what we're looking for:Strong proficiency in Python: Extensive experience with Python and web frameworks in a production environment.Leadership experience: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire engineering teams.Backend expertise: Experience with building, deploying, and optimizing large-scale backend systems using databases like MySQL, and NoSQL systems (e.g., Redis, Elasticsearch).Cloud platforms: Expertise in cloud infrastructure and services for backend service deployment and management.Microservices and APIs: Solid experience designing and implementing backend APIs and microservices architectures that are modular, scalable and maintainable.Containerization and orchestration: Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized applications and orchestration.High-performance systems: Ability to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize backend systems to handle large-scale traffic with minimal latency.Strong communication skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts.Desired Skills:

• Experience: At least 5 years of solid backend engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership or tech lead position.
• Education: A degree in Computer Science Collaborative mindset: A passion for working in a team-oriented environment and helping others grow technically.At Dynamic Yield , we believe in fostering a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where our team can thrive and grow. If you're ready to take on new challenges, grow as a leader and work on exciting backend technologies, we'd love to hear from you!Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

Client-provided location(s): Ramat Gan, Israel

Job ID: Mastercard-22331_R-244367

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-04-22T00:09:18
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Perks and Benefits

Health and Wellness

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• FSA
• FSA With Employer Contribution
• HSA
• HSA With Employer Contribution
• Fitness Subsidies
• On-Site Gym
• Pet Insurance
• Mental Health Benefits
• Virtual Fitness Classes
• Health Reimbursement Account

Parental Benefits

• Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
• Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Family Support Resources
• On-site/Nearby Childcare
• Adoption Leave

Work Flexibility

• Flexible Work Hours
• Remote Work Opportunities
• Hybrid Work Opportunities

Office Life and Perks

• Commuter Benefits Program
• Casual Dress
• Happy Hours
• Snacks
• Company Outings
• On-Site Cafeteria
• Holiday Events
• Some Meals Provided

Vacation and Time Off

• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Personal/Sick Days
• Leave of Absence
• Volunteer Time Off

Financial and Retirement

• 401(K) With Company Matching
• Performance Bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Financial Counseling
• Stock Purchase Program
• 401(K)
• Company Equity

Professional Development

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Promote From Within
• Mentor Program
• Access to Online Courses
• Lunch and Learns
• Internship Program
• Work Visa Sponsorship
• Leadership Training Program
• Associate or Rotational Training Program
• Shadowing Opportunities

Diversity and Inclusion

Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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