Team Lead, Document Management (Backend Engineers)

About the role

Wix is hiring a Team Lead for its Document Management group, which is part of the Editor cluster and powers over 200 million users worldwide. You will lead a team of backend engineers that owns several core services at the heart of Wix's editors infrastructure, including the document site model, the editor loading flow and the APIs that let editors manipulate sites.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend APIs that enable safe, scalable changes to the site model at massive scale, affecting millions of users
• Design and generate schemas that power Wix's next-generation editors Harmony and Studio 2
• Own the editor loading flow, ensuring fast, reliable and consistent editor initialization
• Lead the design and ownership of a unified document site model that captures user intent across all Wix editors
• Provide technical leadership through mentorship, guidance and hands-on contribution
• Architect and maintain highly performant, scalable systems and uphold engineering standards, best practices and code quality
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to design, build, test and deliver features, and drive complex technical initiatives from concept to production

Required profile

• 4+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong backend or full-stack background
• 2-3 years of experience as a team lead
• Experience leading large, complex projects end-to-end
• Deep understanding of large-scale web applications and distributed systems
• Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• A proactive approach with strong curiosity about how systems work