VP of R&D

• Lead four small but growing development teams (~10 developers plus QA and DevOps), both in-house and remote (Ukraine), with the opportunity to scale these teams under the proper leadership.
• Set strategic priorities around scalability, performance, and reliability of Rapaport’s trading and information platforms.
• Own and evolve the company’s technology stack, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Architect and direct system design for high-traffic, large-scale internet marketplaces and trading systems.
• Drive Agile product development processes and establish regular release cadences.
• Maintain and optimize AWS-hosted infrastructure with an emphasis on automation and resilience.
• Develop multidisciplinary teams (development, QA, PM) and establish strong engineering standards.
• Oversee integration with public trading platforms, APIs, and third-party developer programs.
• Establish a support organization to measure and improve service quality and user experience.
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership to define and execute the Group’s long-term technology goals.

• Lead an AI-powered development transformation: introduce AI tools, build data-driven systems, and upgrade engineering methodologies.
• Act as CTO/Chief Architect in practice, responsible for technical direction and architecture.

• Proven experience as a strong Team Lead or Group Manager, leading smaller teams (5–10 developers) and ready to step up into broader responsibility

• Experience managing distributed/remote teams across geographies.
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) and microservices architectures.
• Technical experience in multiple languages and frameworks, including .NET, JavaScript, React, and modern DevOps practices.
• Familiarity in high-traffic, scalable architectures, large-scale marketplaces, search/ad technologies, or trading networks.
• Proven experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience delivering on predictable timelines.
• Background in multidisciplinary team leadership (development, QA, PM, DevOps).
• Excellent executive communication skills, with very high level English.
• Ability to balance hands-on technical leadership with executive-level strategy.

• Excited about leveraging AI in software development and driving data-first culture.

• Executive Title & Responsibility: CTO / VP R&D / Chief Architect - rare opportunity for a talented Team Lead/Group Manager to step into a VP/CTO role with full ownership of our technology.
• Direct Reporting to CEO: A seat at the leadership table and influence on company strategy.
• Ownership: Full responsibility for the Group’s technology direction and execution.
• A global, dynamic environment where your leadership and decisions will have direct, visible impact.
• Location: Jerusalem - Hybrid

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