SW Development Team Lead- Inspection & Detection
Job Description
IRONSCALES is redefining email security with an AI-powered platform built to stop phishing and advanced email cyber threats at scale. Our cloud-native solution detects, analyzes, and remediates attacks in real time, helping organizations stay ahead of constantly evolving cyber threats without slowing down their teams. We're a fast-growing cybersecurity company driven by innovation, ownership, and a passion for solving hard problems. Our team builds cutting-edge technology used by organizations around the world to protect what matters most.
If you love building impactful products, solving complex challenges, and working with smart, driven people in a fast-paced startup environment. IRONSCALES is the place for you. Join us and help shape the future of email security 🚀
We are looking for an exceptional Team Lead to lead our core inspection and detection team. This is a rare opportunity to lead a team of engineers, building the core technology in a Cybersecurity Startup protecting customers worldwide.
Responsibilities:
- Tech leadership- Take full ownership of the team's software, performance, quality, and production systems. Know the ins and outs of the architecture, design, code, logic, tech debt, and limitations.
- People person- Lead and grow a team of experienced engineers. Set high standards, raise their performance and velocity, and turn each of them into a multiplier.
- Team player- Collaborate across teams. Be an enabler, make things happen, and deliver business results.
- Hire, mentor, and inspire- Set the example for engineering excellence, AI-tool adoption, and business impact.
Must-haves
- 6+ years of backend development
- In addition, 3+ years of technical leadership experience, people management
- Experience with high-scale, high-performance, near-real-time systems
- Experience with AI tools and AI agents for coding and day-to-day tasks
- Experience delivering frequent production changes every day
- Pragmatic, business-oriented, and team player
- Smart and gets things done