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We’re seeking a Data Team Lead to own and evolve the data layer that powers JFrog SaaS production environments. You’ll design, implement, and maintain mission-critical systems while leading the team responsible for the reliability, performance, and scalability of our data layer.
Job Responsibility:
Lead a distributed team operating across Israel and the United States
Own the data layer across JFrog SaaS production environments — overseeing its stability, scalability, and continuous evolution
Set the vision and roadmap for JFrog’s data layer across JFrog SaaS production environments
Drive solutions that improve resilience and efficiency across the data layer, leveraging modern infrastructure and platform practices across the stack
Collaborate globally with DevOps, R&D, Support, and SRE teams to streamline data operations, improve queries and workflows, and ensure efficient use of our data platforms
Measure and improve uptime, performance, and operational excellence
Develop talent, knowledge-sharing, and best practices within the team
Stay ahead of technology trends to keep the platform modern and secure
Define guardrails, automation, and infrastructure-as-code for database operations
Analyze usage patterns and monitor health and performance, driving an ongoing optimization roadmap
Requirements:
5+ years of experience working with production data platforms or large-scale databases
3+ years leading teams (formal management or tech leadership)
Strong expertise with PostgreSQL — including performance tuning, troubleshooting, query optimization, and incident analysis
Experience with cloud-managed database services (e.g., AWS RDS/Aurora, Google Cloud SQL, Azure Database)
Solid experience operating data systems in production, high-availability environments
Hands-on background with infrastructure and platform practices (e.g., automation, IaC, containers, cloud environments)
Experience with scripting languages, such as Python
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure
Excellent communication skills and ability to lead through influence and ownership
Comfortable balancing hands-on execution with team leadership and mentoring
Nice to have:
Experience with additional data technologies (Redis, Kafka, MongoDB, etc.)
Experience building and leading data reliability programs (backups, recovery, migrations, audits, etc.)