Backend Tech Lead – AI Platform

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Hiring Remotely in Israel
Remote or Hybrid
Expert/Leader
HR Tech • Information Technology • Professional Services • Sales • Software
Our mission is to create a modern work experience that empowers organizations to be remarkable.
The Role
Lead technical direction for HiBob's AI domain: design scalable AI and agentic architectures, own cross-team initiatives, drive decisions around LLMs, retrieval, tool calling, MCP and evaluation frameworks, mentor engineers, and ensure production-grade reliability and scalability.
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Job Description
About Us
HiBob helps modern, mid-size businesses transform the way they manage people, giving HR and managers everything they need to connect, engage, develop, and retain top talent.
Since 2015, we've experienced exceptional growth and today serve over 5,500 companies worldwide. Our platform powers modern HR for companies such as Monzo, Fiverr, Gong, Happy Socks, and VaynerMedia.
Come and be you with us
Being a Bobber is all about being yourself. We want you to bring your ideas, curiosity, and passion to work, giving you the freedom and confidence to do your best work every day.
About the Team
The AI Group is building the foundation for AI across HiBob.
We develop the AI infrastructure that powers the AI experience throughout the product. We ensure the production AI platform is stable, reliable and secure.
Our mission is not only to build AI-powered features, but to enable every product team at HiBob to build reliable, scalable, and high-quality AI experiences.
We work with modern LLM technologies, agentic workflows, MCP, retrieval systems, evaluation pipelines, distributed systems, and production-grade AI infrastructure, deploying to production multiple times a day.
Job Requirements
What We're Looking For
Requirements are often considered a measure of how equipped you are to do the job-but they're not the only factor.
If you don't meet every requirement but believe you'd be a great fit, we'd still love to hear from you.
Must Have
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend background.
  • 3+ years as a Tech Lead or technical leader in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong AI engineering skills, including context engineering, agent optimization, troubleshooting, and systematic evaluation of AI system performance.
  • Excellent system design and distributed systems experience.
  • Strong understanding of scalable cloud architectures (AWS or equivalent).
  • Experience building production-grade backend services and microservices.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Passion for solving complex technical problems.
  • Curiosity and excitement about AI and rapidly evolving technologies.
  • Ability to lead technical direction while remaining hands-on.
Nice to Have
  • Experience building LLM-powered products.
  • Experience with Agentic AI, Tool Calling, MCP, RAG, or AI orchestration frameworks.
  • Experience designing AI evaluation frameworks and datasets.
  • Experience with AI observability and production monitoring.
  • Experience building internal developer platforms.
  • Experience with Kotlin, Scala, or Java.
  • Experience working with event-driven architectures.

Job Responsibilities
What You'll Do
As a Tech Lead, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of AI at HiBob.
You'll combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, helping multiple teams build production-ready AI experiences while driving engineering excellence across the organization.
In this role you will:
  • Lead the technical direction of one of HiBob's AI domains.
  • Design scalable AI architectures and production-ready agentic systems.
  • Drive technical decisions around LLMs, Retrieval, Tool Calling, MCP, evaluation frameworks, and AI infrastructure.
  • Own complex cross-team initiatives from design through production.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Data, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to turn AI opportunities into customer value.
  • Help define engineering standards and best practices for building reliable AI systems.
  • Drive engineering excellence through architecture reviews, mentoring, and technical leadership.
  • Balance rapid experimentation with production-grade quality and scalability.
  • Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities to improve our platform and customer experience.
    Why Join Us?This is a unique opportunity to help define how AI is built across HiBob.Rather than owning a single AI feature, you'll help shape the platform, standards, and architecture that dozens of engineers will use to deliver intelligent experiences to thousands of customers.If you enjoy navigating ambiguity, evaluating cutting-edge AI technologies, and turning them into reliable production systems-we'd love to meet you.

Benefits
HiBob is a village filled with amazing people and we're especially proud of that. It's a place where Bobbers can be themselves. We're about fun, dreams, hopes and ambition, just as much as we are about precision, growth, and top performance. Becoming a Bobber means you'll receive competitive Total Reward offer including:
Financial & Equity Incentives
Equity Plan: Participation in the Company Share Options Plan
Social Contributions and Keren Hishtalmut
Employee Referral Program: $2,500 for each successful hire
Wolt Benefit (meal card): ₪1,000 per month
Health, Wellness
Private Health Insurance: Comprehensive premium medical coverage
Sick Leave: Full payment from the first day of illness
Wellness Benefits: Annual Headspace subscription and dedicated wellness programs
Preventive Screening: Health screenings for employees aged 40+
Work-Life Balance & Leave ⚖️
Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off policy
HiBaby: 3 weeks of additional fully paid bounding time for new parents
Bob Balance Days: 4 additional company-wide "long weekend" days (one per quarter)
Social Impact: 2 paid days per year for volunteering and social contribution
Work from Anywhere: Temporary remote work option for up to 2 months (available after 6 months of tenure).
Birthday Day Off: Enjoy a day off during your birthday month
Hybrid Work & Office Environment
Hybrid Model: A flexible balance between office and home-based work
Home Office Allowance: One-time stipend to ensure an ergonomic and productive home setup
Transportation: Monthly travel allowance or parking arrangements
Pet-Friendly: Dog-friendly office environment to support a stress-free workplace
Culture & Growth
Social Events: Regular team-building and company-wide events, both local and global
Professional Growth: A culture built on precision, performance, and ambitious career scaling
If this sounds like something you've been looking for, we'd love to have you. Come on, join our village

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend background
  • 3+ years as a Tech Lead or technical leader in fast-paced environments
  • Strong AI engineering skills, including context engineering, agent optimization, troubleshooting, and systematic evaluation of AI system performance
  • Excellent system design and distributed systems experience
  • Strong understanding of scalable cloud architectures (AWS or equivalent)
  • Experience building production-grade backend services and microservices
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Passion for solving complex technical problems
  • Curiosity and excitement about AI and rapidly evolving technologies
  • Ability to lead technical direction while remaining hands-on
  • Experience building LLM-powered products
  • Experience with Agentic AI, Tool Calling, MCP, RAG, or AI orchestration frameworks
  • Experience designing AI evaluation frameworks and datasets
  • Experience with AI observability and production monitoring
  • Experience building internal developer platforms
  • Experience with Kotlin, Scala, or Java
  • Experience working with event-driven architectures

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HiBob Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision with employer-paid options at the employee-only tier, plus FSA/HSA, EAP, and wellness resources. These elements point to robust healthcare support as part of the total rewards.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings feature a 401(k) plan with company match beginning at hire and immediate vesting, complemented by company equity grants. This combination supports long-term financial security beyond base pay.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave includes paid baby-bonding leave in addition to birthing/short‑term disability, along with family-focused programs and return‑to‑work support. These provisions demonstrate meaningful support for growing families.

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The Company
HQ: Tel Aviv
1,350 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

HiBob helps modern, mid-size businesses transform the way they manage people, giving HR and managers all they need to connect, engage, develop, and retain top talent. Since 2015, we’ve achieved consecutive triple-digit year-over-year growth, all backed by our amazing team of Bobbers from across the globe, making us the choice HRIS of over 4000 midsize and multinational companies. Our HR platform is intuitive, data-driven, and built for the way people work today: globally, remotely, and collaboratively. Fast-growing companies across the globe such as Huel, What3words, Fiverr, and VaynerMedia rely upon Bob to help them create the best work experiences for their people.

Why Work With Us

Being a Bobber is all about being you. We want you to bring all parts of yourself to work, giving you the freedom and confidence to be the best you and do your best work. If that’s bubbly, shy, precise, funny, bold, kind, honest, brilliant, or anything in between, we’re waiting with open arms. Come join us.

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HiBob Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We love collaborating and connecting with our team members in person and we hope you do too. Our team spends 2-3 days per week in our NYC office.

Typical time on-site: 2 days a week
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