Job Description

This role is located in Tel Aviv, Israel - We are a hybrid work environment and are in the office 3+ days/per week.

Tulip, the leader in AI-native frontline operations, is helping companies around the world equip their workforce with composable, connected apps, leading to higher quality work, improved efficiency, and end-to-end traceability across operations. Tulip’s cloud-native, no-code platform, powered by embedded AI, is driving the digital transformation of industrial environments through composable, human-centric solutions that go beyond disrupting the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) category.

A spinoff out of MIT, Tulip is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices in Germany, Hungary, Singapore, and Israel. Tulip has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, a 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast award winner, one of Energage’s Top Workplaces USA, and one of Built In Boston’s “Best Places to Work” and “Best Midsize Places to Work.”

About You:

You possess strong technical acumen, people management skills, and a deep understanding of product business value. With years of experience building and delivering web-enabled SaaS products, you're passionate about mentoring engineers. A collaborative, motivated self-starter, you're ready to lead and bring your authentic self to work. You also love cross-functional collaboration with infrastructure, product, design, and customer teams on key projects, and working in a multi-cultural company with offices around the world.

What skills do I need?

• 5-7+ years of SaaS software engineering experience, ideally in contemporary tech stacks, ideally with direct involvement in complex and stable backend infrastructure.
• 2+ years in people management leading a software team, with experience in with hiring, mentoring, and creating career opportunities for your team
• Hands on experience with cross-functional team leadership with technical and customer-facing feature delivery
• Strong understanding of testing and deploying systems in multicloud/multitenant environments.
• Familiarity with integrating software components and third-party technologies.
• Experience architecting systems that integrate agentic and generative AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Team Leadership & Development Lead and grow a high-performing team of up to 10 software engineers around the world. You'll not only provide coaching and guidance on technical skills but also define clear growth paths for each team member, running regular 1:1s and providing continuous, bidirectional feedback.
• Tel Aviv Site leadership: Act as a key leader in establishing and growing Tulip’s Tel Aviv site, providing technical leadership while also contributing to the operational, cultural, and team-building foundations of the office.
• Technical Vision & Architectural Oversight Contribute directly to the team's IC work as a "player-coach," while also overseeing the technical aspects of projects, including code quality and system architecture. You'll set relentlessly clear expectations for productivity and efficiency, leveraging your expertise to ensure the team delivers against goals.
• Product Delivery Own your team's metrics and drive change based on data to impact results. You'll be accountable for setting and delivering on quarterly goals for the team, ensuring their work is aligned with the company's vision and business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management Act as a primary point of contact for your team, building strong collaborative networks across different functions at Tulip. You'll communicate changes and important company priorities effectively within your team and also with stakeholders, raising questions when more information is needed.
• Process Improvement & Culture Building Proactively identify and improve repeatable processes for your team and across the company. You'll build an inclusive, trusting, and open community within your team, ensuring they have the appropriate tools and systems for success.

Key Collaborators:

• Engineering leadership peers on Boston and Munich
• Product team in Tel Aviv and Munich
• Operations team in Tel Aviv, Boston and Munich
• QA team
• Customer-facing teams

Working At Tulip

We know even great candidates experience imposter syndrome. Even if you don’t match every requirement, applying gives you the opportunity to be considered.

We’re building a strong, diverse team that values hard work, families, and personal well-being. Benefits of working with us include:

• Direct impact on product and culture
• Company equity
• Flexible work schedule and vacation policy
• Working with international colleagues
• Company-provided lunch benefits via Cibus card
• Virtual and physical company events and happy hours
• An inclusive, dog-friendly office with diverse and inspiring colleagues

We are an equal opportunity employer. At Tulip, we celebrate all. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Help us build an inclusive community that will transform frontline operations.

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