Engineering Team Lead (E-commerce Platform)
At AutoDS, recently acquired by Fiverr, we're revolutionizing the eCommerce world by providing innovative tools that empower online sellers globally. As a fast-growing company, we’re looking for talented individuals who are passionate about technology, eCommerce, and making a real impact. If you're ready to join a dynamic team and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Engineering Team Lead (E-commerce Platform)
As an Engineering Team Lead, you will lead a cross-functional product team and take responsibility for delivery, technical direction, and team effectiveness in a multi-stack environment.
This role requires proven people management experience, strong technical judgment, and the ability to lead a diverse engineering team with different skill sets and seniority levels.
The team includes:
- Full-stack developers (WordPress / PHP / React)
- Backend engineers (Python)
- QA engineers
You will balance rapid feature delivery with product stability and long-term technical improvements.
Key Responsibilities
- Full ownership of delivery for the product team across two products
- Planning, prioritization, and execution to ensure predictable outcomes
- Ownership of technical decisions and system evolution across Python, PHP, and React stacks
- Maintaining and raising engineering standards, including testing and quality practices
- Close collaboration with Product, Data, QA, and other stakeholders
- Early identification and mitigation of delivery, quality, and technical risks
- Coaching, mentoring, and performance management of team members
- Pragmatic improvement of team structure, processes, and workflows
Leadership & Management Requirements
- 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams
- Experience leading teams in multi-stack environments (e.g., Python + PHP)
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional product teams
- Strong execution focus: turning plans and commitments into shipped results
- High level of autonomy in technical and tactical decision-making
- Ability to enforce processes while improving them pragmatically
- Experience with Agile methodologies, preferably Scrum
Technical Background
- Strong backend engineering background, preferably PHP or Python (5+ years of commercial experience)
- Experience building and maintaining APIs
- Solid understanding of databases and data consistency (MySQL, MongoDB)
- Experience with asynchronous processing and messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Celery)
- Familiarity with distributed or service-oriented architectures
- Practical experience with CI/CD, production support, and incident handling
- Ability to assess architecture and code quality across backend and frontend stacks
Nice to have:
- Experience with WordPress-based products
- Exposure to React-based frontends
- Experience scaling or stabilizing newly launched products
Soft Skills & Working Style
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Structured, analytical thinking
- Clear, direct communication
Language
- Ukrainian or Russian: native
- English: Intermediate or higher
Ready to take your career to the next level with AutoDS? Join us and be part of a global team that’s driving the future of eCommerce innovation. Apply today and help us create cutting-edge solutions for online sellers worldwide!