R&d Team Lead - Wix Channels

Wix Wix · Enterprise · Tel Aviv, Israel · Engineering

R&D Team Lead for Wix Channels, focusing on owning and developing the platform, evaluating the AI landscape, mentoring team members on AI literacy, overseeing ethical AI implementation, leading the full development lifecycle, and ensuring system reliability. The role involves strategic collaboration with stakeholders and driving cross-company features.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the Core: Develop and sustain our platform, taking full ownership of the features essential to Wix’s strategic growth within the Channels domain.
  2. AI Expert: Foster a culture of continuous learning. You will evaluate the evolving AI landscape to select the right tech stack, mentor team members on AI literacy, and oversee the ethical and secure implementation of generative tools to maintain our competitive edge.
  3. The Full Lifecycle: You aren't just overseeing code; you’re leading the entire development evolution, from feature ideation and planning to design reviews, deployment, and beyond.
  4. Guardian of Reliability: You’ll be the final word on system health, owning the monitoring strategy and leading the corrective post-mortem discussions that turn challenges into bulletproof systems.
  5. Strategic Collaboration: Act as the technical bridge between a diverse group of stakeholders, navigating both the Channels organization and the wider Wix ecosystem to bring cross-company features to life.

Skills

Required

  • 4 years of hands-on development experience
  • prior experience in a managerial role
  • strong drive to continuously learn and improve
  • proven ability to lead teams with a clear business focus
  • prioritizing effectively
  • driving projects that deliver meaningful impact
  • critical thinking
  • problem solving
  • conflict resolution
  • interpersonal and communication skills
  • collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
  • product managers
  • stakeholders

Nice to have

  • business-savvy
  • architect
  • mentor
  • technical heavy-hitter
  • business-first mindset
  • deep and versatile engineering challenges
  • business impact

What the JD emphasized

  • ethical and secure implementation of generative tools
  • AI literacy
  • AI landscape

Other signals

  • AI landscape evaluation
  • mentor team members on AI literacy
  • ethical and secure implementation of generative tools