Senior Full Stack Engineer

Location: Tel Aviv
Hybrid: 3 days in office

About the role

Snappy is looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our Engineering team. In this role, you will lead the design and development of end-to-end features across our gifting platform, with a strong focus on backend architecture. You’ll play a key role in shaping scalable systems, driving technical decisions, and delivering high-impact solutions in a fast-growing, cloud-based SaaS environment.

Working with modern technologies such as React, [link removed], TypeScript, Serverless architecture, and Kafka, you will collaborate closely with product, design, and data teams to build reliable, performant, and user-centric experiences. You will also help evolve our engineering standards, development processes, and use of emerging tools—including AI—to improve team productivity and product quality.

  

You will

• Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable systems end-to-end (frontend and backend, with backend focus)

• Own projects from ideation through production, including architecture, development, deployment, and monitoring

• Make and influence key technical decisions, balancing speed, scalability, and maintainability

• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business needs into robust technical solutions

• Drive best practices in code quality, testing, observability, and security

• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing

• Continuously improve development processes, tooling, and team efficiency

• Contribute to a strong engineering culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning

 

You have

• 7+ years of experience in full stack development (with a strong backend orientation)

• Proven experience designing and building scalable, distributed systems in production environments

• Deep expertise in [link removed] and TypeScript

• Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks (React) and advanced JavaScript/TypeScript

• Solid understanding of system design, APIs (REST/OpenAPI), and microservices architecture

• Experience working with both NoSQL and relational databases. Proficiency with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL is required, including schema design, query optimization, and handling production-scale data.

• Hands-on experience with relational and non-relational databases

• Experience working with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, queues, pub/sub systems)

• Experience with cloud platforms and serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda)

• Experience applying AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve productivity. Familiarity with MCPs and AI agents is a must.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to operate independently and take initiative

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams

• Fluent in English

 

Nice to have

• Experience leading technical projects or mentoring engineers

• Experience in high-scale SaaS environments

• Familiarity with observability, performance optimization, and CI/CD pipelines