Join the Mend Team!

It’s an exciting time to be at Mend.
Here, helping our people thrive lies at the heart of our culture. The people who drive our success are a global and diverse group who support each other and share a passion for safeguarding a digital world.

At Mend we are building a strong, diverse team of curious, creative people who support each other and produce innovative software products.

Java Team Leader – Index Team

Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland

Mend is passionate about safeguarding the applications that power our digital world. We are a fast-growing company with a vision for building next-level application security that developers and security teams love to use. We have offices in Boston and Tel Aviv and a global workforce of remote workers.

We are looking for an excellent Team Lead that will deal with fascinating technological challenges and lead our Data Core Team with professionalism to deliver our products in high quality and on challenging timeframes. The Team Lead will lead a team of 4 Software Developers, providing direction, support, and motivation. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership skills, a passion for developing and mentoring team members, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Our culture is open, inclusive, and engaging, and we work hard to foster a company where everyone feels valued. Mend is a company that lives by its values:

  • We are passionate about excellence.
  • We see the world from the customer’s perspective.
  • We are better together.

To learn what makes Mend a great place to work, please check out Hiring Feed and see why you should choose us – https://feed.teamme.io/?id=18&key=5XMoiD2H06.


Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of 4 Engineers, developing services for the Knowledge Platform of the company.
  • Develop, troubleshoot, and maintain production-level application code for new and existing services.
  • Manage the entire software development lifecycle, from design to implementation.
  • Prioritize tasks and delegate responsibilities to team members effectively.
  • Identify and proactively advise on potential risks to success.
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure that the team’s work aligns with the overall goals of the organization.
  • Project planning for short, mid, and long terms.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies and bring new ideas and solutions to the team.

**50% of the duties in this role are Engineering-related, and 50% are managerial**

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3 years experience in a team leadership role with hands-on responsibility-Must!
  • A minimum of 5 years in building back-end systems for a web environment in Java- Must!
  • Extensive experience leading design and architecture-related activities.
  • General knowledge of analytics and Big Data.
  • Experience with large-scale environments, distributed systems, and microservices architecture.
  • Experience in data engineering – a big advantage 
  • Strong leadership and mentorship skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and handle multiple priorities.
  • Ability to delegate responsibilities effectively.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent English – written and verbal.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (preferred).