Backend Team Lead

At Similarweb, we're revolutionizing the way businesses interact with the digital world by revealing to them everything that happens online. Our cutting-edge platform and unique data empower over 4,300 customers globally, including industry giants like Google, eBay, and Adidas, to make game-changing decisions that drive their digital strategies.

In 2021, we went public on the New York Stock Exchange, and we haven’t stopped growing since!  

We're expanding our global presence with a brand-new site in Prague - home to Europe’s top tech talent - and seeking exceptional pioneers to help build a new dynamic team. At Similarweb, you'll innovate fast, collaborate with brilliant minds, solve big problems, work with cutting-edge technologies and data at incredible scales, and make a tangible impact on the world's most innovative companies.

We’re looking for a Backend Team Lead to lead Similarweb’s team in developing large-scale solutions using cutting-edge technologies & design. 

What you will do: 

• Lead a Growing Team: Build and lead a new team, providing technical mentoring, supporting personal growth, and driving execution. 🧑‍💻
• Agile Solutions: Work in a startup-like environment delivering Agile solutions. 🚀
• Tech Mastery: Design, code, and manage large-scale, highly available services using technologies like .NET Core, Python, Spark, and React, all on AWS with CI/CD on Kubernetes.
• Innovate: Lead the design of complex applications within a Big Data environment, tackling challenging server-side issues.
• Collaborate: Work closely with Product Managers and other Team Leaders to plan and implement an efficient development process. 🤝
• Problem-Solve: Tackle tough problems and find creative solutions.
• Have lots of fun!

What We’re Looking For:

• Leadership Experience: 1+ year of experience leading engineering teams
• Coding Skills: Proficiency in OOP languages like C#, Python, Java, Go, etc.
• Tech Enthusiast: Eager to take on challenges and learn new technologies. 🌟
• Code Quality: Passion for clear code, product usability, and robust architectures.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to coordinate with various technical teams.
• Hands-On Leader: You love to be in the thick of it, leading by example. 💪

Why you’ll love being a Similarwebber:

• Product Passion: When we asked our employees why they chose to come work at Similarweb, 99% of them said “the product”, and you will too! Our digital intelligence platform is the best in the world.🌍
• Big Ideas Welcome: We encourage open dialogue and empower you to bring your ideas to the table. 💡
• Hybrid Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model - 3 days in our vibrant office and 2 days working remotely🏡.
• Our Office: Step into our brand new, modern office located in the dynamic DOCK IN area (Prague 8). It's fully equipped with stand desks, comfortable chairs & monitors, designed to inspire focus and collaboration. We've also stocked it with drinks, snacks 🥪, and fruits 🍎and created space for social activities and recreation, making it a vibrant and enjoyable workplace✨.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Your well-being is not just a buzzword! We provide 25 days of vacation, an extra day off on your birthday month, 5 sick days, extra parental leave, sport allowance, competitive compensation, and much more 😎!
• State of the art tech stack:👩🏻‍💻 We adopt innovation and develop using the latest technologies and the best hardware (We're working on the latest, most powerful MacBook Pro M3).
• Team events: At Similarweb, we believe in the power of community. That's why we organize team-building events, parties, and company events multiple times a year or weekly, lunches or happy hours 🎉.
• Access to Equity programs💸: share the success of Similarweb by becoming a shareholder in the company.
• Career Growth: Interested in becoming a VP or want to transition into a different department? Whether it’s Career Week, personalized coaching, or our ongoing learning solutions, you’ll find all the tools and opportunities you need to develop your career right here🚀.
• Diversity isn’t just a buzzword: People want to work in a place where they can be themselves. We strive to create a workplace that is reflective of the communities we serve, where everyone is empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to inclusivity across race, gender, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, age, religion, spirituality, identity and experience. Our culture of equality and mutual respect also helps us better understand and serve our customers in a world that is becoming more global, more diverse, and more digital every day.