Full-Stack Team Leader
accessiBe is the market leader in web accessibility that makes websites accessible to people with disabilities. accessiBe is more than a workplace, it’s a passion. Each day you’re surrounded by people who share the same goal and values, who work endlessly to break down accessibility barriers. We care about all people, regardless of their ability. We hire people that are determined to succeed and who are not afraid of rapid change. Our core values showcase who we are and we strive to focus on excellence and sincerity.
We’re looking for an experienced Full Stack Team Leader to lead the engineering team behind accessiBe’s Customer Portal—the central platform used by every customer across all of our products. This role reports directly to the VP R&D and combines technical leadership with product ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and execution.
As the engineering leader of the Customer Portal, you’ll shape one of the company’s most strategic products, ensuring customers enjoy a seamless experience throughout their entire journey with accessiBe. You’ll lead a talented team, drive technical excellence, champion AI adoption, and collaborate closely with stakeholders across Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Support, Sales, and Design to deliver customer-facing capabilities with direct business impact.
We’re looking for someone who doesn’t wait for direction. You naturally identify opportunities, challenge the status quo, and drive initiatives from idea to execution. You inspire your team through technical leadership, raise the engineering bar, and continuously look for better ways to build products and develop people.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Full Stack Engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Own the technical execution and delivery of the Customer Portal roadmap, serving customers across all accessiBe products.
- Partner closely with Product Management and business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical solutions.
- Collaborate daily with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Support, Sales, and Design to deliver an outstanding customer experience.
- Lead architectural decisions, ensuring the platform remains scalable, secure, maintainable, and ready for future growth.
- Drive engineering excellence by establishing high standards for code quality, testing, observability, performance, reliability, and operational excellence.
- Champion AI-first engineering practices by driving adoption of AI tools and workflows that improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve the product, engineering processes, and team effectiveness. Bring ideas, challenge existing approaches, and lead meaningful technical and organizational improvements.
- Lead planning, prioritization, estimation, and execution while balancing business priorities with technical investments.
- Remove blockers, manage technical risks, and create an environment where the team can consistently deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Stay hands-on when needed, contributing to architecture, design, code reviews, and implementation of complex features.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience leading software engineering teams.
- 6+ years of experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer.
- Strong hands-on experience with React, Node.js, REST APIs, and modern web application architecture.
- Experience building and operating customer-facing SaaS platforms at scale.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, relational and NoSQL databases.
- Proven ability to lead complex projects from ideation through production.
- Demonstrated track record of driving technical initiatives, leading change, and continuously improving engineering practices.
- Passion for leveraging AI throughout the software development lifecycle and leading teams in adopting AI-powered development workflows.
- Strong sense of ownership with the ability to independently identify problems, propose solutions, and drive execution.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working across Engineering, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Support, and other business functions.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, secure coding, modern development practices, CI/CD, and cloud-native applications.
- Passion for building high-quality software and establishing a strong engineering quality culture.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience with MongoDB.
- Familiarity with web accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive product development.
Equal opportunities
At accessiBe, we prioritize diversity. We celebrate difference and embed it into every aspect of our workplace and product, as well as our community. accessiBe is proud and committed to providing equal opportunity employment to all individuals regardless of disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, veteran status, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, accessiBe will provide accommodation to individuals with disabilities or a special need.
Please don't hesitate to share your needs when applying so that we can provide the necessary accommodations for an accessible and inclusive recruitment process.