Team Lead, Actors

The role

You will lead a small, cross-functional team of engineers building and scaling core Actors for the Apify Store. You will write clean code, design APIs, use AI tools, and mentor junior engineers.

What you will do

• Building and scaling core Actors that crawl websites
• Working in a small, cross-functional team
• Contributing to the Crawlee open-source library
• Writing clean, elegant code and performing reviews and refactoring
• Reverse-engineering websites and designing APIs
• Using and building AI-powered tools
• Leading an Apify Store team through technical direction and planning
• Unblocking others and keeping building alongside the team

Required qualifications

• Experience leading a team or larger projects
• Strong in JavaScript and TypeScript (Node.js)
• Understand web technologies well
• At least 2 years of professional or open-source experience on a non-trivial project built with a team
• Treat code quality, readability, and frequent refactoring as part of getting the job done
• Use AI tools in work and understand why they matter
• Problem-solving mindset and appetite to keep learning
• Ability to design architecture, weigh trade-offs, and see how separate projects fit together
• Communicate clearly in English, in writing and in speech

Nice to have

• Experience with the people side of leading: hiring, mentoring, running 1on1s, or giving feedback
• A track record of contributing to a non-trivial, user-facing product
• Writing and sharing what you learn through tutorials, technical support, or tooling
• Open-source contributions

Benefits

• Space, support, and autonomy for personal growth
• Option to work remotely
• Flexible working hours
• No counting of holidays as long as work gets done
• Unlimited Claude license
• Stock options and profit sharing
• Free Apify credits for friends and family
• Free Multisport card
• Regular massages in the office
• Pets, kids, and bikes welcome at the office
• Team buildings and offsites
• Education and training budget

About the company

Apify is a marketplace of ready-to-run tools for AI that automate work on the web. A global community of builders creates Actors that get web data, generate leads, and integrate with apps.