Engineering Team Lead - AI Studio Team
United StatesPermanentPosted May 3, 2026
About HiBob
HiBob is a vibrant, fast-growing company on a mission to transform how modern, mid-sized companies manage their people. Our product serves over 5,300 customers globally, and our teams work in a true continuous delivery environment with modern microservices, automated QA, and frequent production deployments.
About the Role
We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Team Lead to join our Studio Team within the Platform Unit.
This role combines people leadership, senior-level engineering across backend and frontend domains, and platform-oriented thinking, and plays a key part in building and scaling Bob’s next-generation extensibility and AI-powered experience layer.
As a Team Lead in the Studio team, you will lead a team of engineers while remaining actively involved in designing and implementing scalable systems that enable applications, widgets, workflows, and AI-driven experiences across the platform.
If you’re passionate about leading people, shaping technical direction, and staying hands-on while building zero-to-one platform capabilities and AI-native experiences — this role is for you.
Why Join the Studio Team?
Lead a team at the core of Bob’s platform extensibility and future interaction model.
Influence both user-facing experiences (applications, widgets, workflows) and the underlying platform and developer foundations.
Work in a highly collaborative environment with strong Product, Platform, AI, and Design partners.
Make a real impact at scale while growing as a technical and people leader.
Must Have
Nice to Have
Technical Leadership & Hands-on Development
Drive high engineering standards through code reviews, architecture discussions, testing practices, and automation.
Team Leadership & Growth
Platform & Developer Experience
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 🚀
HiBob is a vibrant, fast-growing company on a mission to transform how modern, mid-sized companies manage their people. Our product serves over 5,300 customers globally, and our teams work in a true continuous delivery environment with modern microservices, automated QA, and frequent production deployments.
About the Role
We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Team Lead to join our Studio Team within the Platform Unit.
This role combines people leadership, senior-level engineering across backend and frontend domains, and platform-oriented thinking, and plays a key part in building and scaling Bob’s next-generation extensibility and AI-powered experience layer.
As a Team Lead in the Studio team, you will lead a team of engineers while remaining actively involved in designing and implementing scalable systems that enable applications, widgets, workflows, and AI-driven experiences across the platform.
If you’re passionate about leading people, shaping technical direction, and staying hands-on while building zero-to-one platform capabilities and AI-native experiences — this role is for you.
Why Join the Studio Team?
Lead a team at the core of Bob’s platform extensibility and future interaction model.
Influence both user-facing experiences (applications, widgets, workflows) and the underlying platform and developer foundations.
Work in a highly collaborative environment with strong Product, Platform, AI, and Design partners.
Make a real impact at scale while growing as a technical and people leader.
Requirements
What You BringMust Have
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong backend or full-stack focus.
- 3+ years of experience as an engineering team lead in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with modern backend technologies and system design.
- Proven experience building and maintaining scalable distributed systems or platform capabilities.
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS or equivalent).
- Solid understanding of modern frontend technologies (e.g., React, component-based architecture).
- Ability to balance technical depth, people leadership, and product/platform thinking.
- Excellent communication skills in English (Hebrew is a plus).
- Passion for both people management and hands-on engineering.
Nice to Have
- Experience building or operating AI / LLM-based systems in production.
- Experience with extensibility platforms, APIs, or developer ecosystems.
- Familiarity with workflow engines, orchestration systems, or event-driven architectures.
- Background in developer experience (DevX), internal platforms, or shared services.
- Experience with dynamic UI systems or design systems.
- Experience mentoring engineers or leading internal guilds / tech forums.
Responsibilities
What You’ll DoTechnical Leadership & Hands-on Development
- Lead the design, development, and operation of platform services and frameworks that power applications, widgets, workflows, and AI-driven experiences.
- Take ownership of end-to-end delivery — from discovery and architecture through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Address scalability, performance, and reliability challenges in systems enabling real-time, interactive, and AI-powered user experiences.
Drive high engineering standards through code reviews, architecture discussions, testing practices, and automation.
Team Leadership & Growth
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers within the Studio team.
- Own hiring, onboarding, coaching, and professional development of team members.
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, learning, and innovation.
- Support engineers in growing their scope and taking end-to-end responsibility.
Platform & Developer Experience
- Contribute to and evolve Studio platform capabilities, including frameworks, SDKs, and tooling for building applications and workflows.
- Improve developer and builder experience by enhancing extensibility, observability, CI/CD flows, and internal frameworks.
- Enable and shape GenAI-powered experiences, including conversational interfaces, dynamic UI generation (GenUI), and data-driven workflows.
- Collaborate with Architects and Platform leadership to align Studio with long-term platform and extensibility strategy.
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 🚀