Tech Lead- Platform Backend Engineer
Check Point Software Technologies8 hours ago
Tel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and technical direction of the platform data layer and shared components in Israel.
- Lead cross-team platform initiatives from research and solution framing through rollout across R&D.
- Partner with application and infrastructure teams to drive adoption of platform solutions.
- Design and build high-throughput, data-intensive backend services for persistence, access control, rate limiting, data security, and retention.
- Design and build REST APIs, frameworks, and orchestration components used by other teams.
- Improve platform performance, scalability, stability, and cost efficiency.
- Own the full lifecycle of components, including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, improve code quality, and promote AI-assisted engineering practices.
Requirements
- At least two years of experience in a managerial or leadership role, such as project manager, team manager, military officer, product manager, architect, or tech lead.
- At least five years of Python programming experience, including production backend services.
- Hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems with Docker and ECS/Kubernetes.
- Strong asynchronous programming experience with asyncio and libraries such as FastAPI/Starlette, aiohttp/httpx, or aiobotocore.
- Proficiency with AWS services including SQS, S3, ECS, and DynamoDB.
- Experience designing high-volume data models and persistence using NoSQL stores such as DynamoDB or Redis.
- Experience designing and building REST APIs.
- Experience monitoring and troubleshooting high-scale production services.
- Daily use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code or similar.
- Experience profiling and optimizing Python services for latency and throughput.
- Experience with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.
- Experience with graph databases such as AWS Neptune.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and infrastructure as code using CloudFormation.
Benefits
- Tel Aviv office location with a remote direct manager and team.
- Opportunity to work in a startup-style business unit within a global cybersecurity company.
- Cross-team collaboration with Check Point’s global R&D organization.
- Referral category: Golden Position.
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About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading protector of digital trust, utilizing AI-powered cyber security solutions to safeguard over 100,000 organizations globally. Through its Infinity Platform and an open garden ecosystem, Check Point’s prevention-first approach delivers industry-leading security efficacy while reducing risk. Employing a hybrid mesh network architecture with SASE at its core, the Infinity Platform unifies the management of on-premises, cloud, and workspace environments to offer flexibility, simplicity and scale for enterprises and service providers.