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!

Originally posted on Himalayas