R&D Group Leader

 Company Overview 

Cellebrite (Nasdaq: CLBT) empowers its customers to protect and save lives, accelerate justice, and preserve privacy in communities around the world. As a global leader in Digital Intelligence, Cellebrite provides solutions that transform how agencies and enterprises collect, review, analyze, and manage digital data during legally sanctioned investigations. 

Position Overview 

We are looking for a Director of R&D to lead our Investigations Unit, a strategic group developing mission-critical solutions that serve law enforcement and intelligence organizations globally. This unit builds powerful tools that enable digital evidence analysis and decision-making in complex investigative scenarios. 

In this role, you will lead multiple development teams, drive technological excellence, and ensure delivery of scalable, secure, and robust cloud-based systems – with a strong emphasis on AWS infrastructure and modern development practices. This is a key leadership position reporting directly to the Guardian Director. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead and manage several cross-functional development teams, building state-of-the-art products used globally in high-stakes investigations.. 
• Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps, and QA to ensure high-quality and timely delivery. 
• Take ownership of end-to-end product delivery, from planning through implementation to ongoing production support. 
• Attract, hire, mentor, and retain top talent while fostering a strong engineering culture of ownership, innovation, and agility. 
• Build and enforce engineering best practices, including clean code, testing standards, automation, CI/CD, and monitoring. 
• Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously improve technology stack, architecture, and development methodologies. 
• Operate in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, maintaining focus on outcomes and business impact. 

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years in a managerial role leading multiple engineering teams. 
• Strong background in building complex backend systems, preferably in Java, .NET or similar modern stacks. 
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems – with a focus on scale, availability, and security. 
• Deep understanding of software engineering best practices, including Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps culture. 
• Strong communication skills in English and Hebrew – both verbal and written. 
• Experience working with cross-functional global teams – an advantage. 

Why Join Us? 

• Lead impactful products that help protect lives and support justice. 
• Join a mission-driven company at the forefront of innovation in digital intelligence. 
• Work with talented professionals in a collaborative and agile culture. 
• Be part of a fast-growing company with global influence and a powerful purpose.