Kaltura
Kaltura
Kaltura develops a video cloud platform for organizations that use video to communicate, teach, connect with audiences, and deliver digital experiences. Its Video Experience Cloud brings together tools for managing, publishing, streaming, and conferencing content, supporting use cases such as virtual events, internal communications, education, and entertainment. For job seekers, Kaltura offers the opportunity to work on products that shape how organizations create, distribute, and engage with video across channels.

Backend Team Lead at Kaltura (Hybrid, Israel)

Lead backend engineering at Kaltura, guiding architecture, delivery, and production operations for secure distributed services. Manage and mentor engineers while contributing hands-on to systems serving millions of users.

Description

  • Shape backend architecture and technology choices to deliver scalable, secure, and dependable services
  • Set the team’s technical roadmap and lead execution while balancing business goals with long-term platform investment
  • Contribute directly through development, code reviews, design discussions, and troubleshooting complex production incidents
  • Partner with Product, Architecture, DevOps, and QA to turn business requirements into robust technical solutions
  • Manage, mentor, and grow backend engineers while building a culture of ownership, technical quality, and continuous improvement
  • Evolve and scale critical backend platforms supporting real-time and on-demand experiences for millions of users
  • Lead technical strategy, architecture, delivery, and operational excellence in a large-scale production environment

Requirements

  • At least eight years of software engineering experience, including four or more years in engineering management or team leadership
  • Track record of developing and operating large-scale distributed applications in production
  • Hands-on backend development expertise in at least one of TypeScript, PHP, Python, Java, or C++
  • Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and contemporary CI/CD tools and practices
  • Strong knowledge of distributed systems, scalability, performance tuning, application security, caching, Redis, OpenSearch, MySQL, and MongoDB
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience with WebRTC, real-time communications, live streaming, or media delivery platforms is a significant advantage
  • Background in data platforms, event-driven systems, analytics, or other data-intensive applications
  • Experience with React and modern frontend technologies

Benefits

  • Hybrid and flexible working environment
  • Extended private health insurance, including mental health coverage
  • Personal and professional development programs
  • Occasional company-wide long weekends

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