Avner Israel
R&D Technical Lead at Bites
Based in Israel · Fluent in English & Hebrew
About Me
I’m Avner—a full-stack engineer turned R&D Technical Lead who transforms complex challenges into elegant, scalable solutions. From managing projects in the IDF’s Psychotechnical Section to architecting high-performance platforms at Bites, I thrive on impact-driven innovation.
Why I code: I love building tools that empower people—whether it’s streamlining budgets or enabling frontline teams to learn seamlessly on the job.
Outside work: You’ll catch me prototyping smart-home gadgets, planning family adventures, or experimenting with my next IoT project.
Core Skills
- TypeScript
- NestJS
- GraphQL
- Node.js
- React
- Microservices
- REST & GraphQL APIs
- Testing & CI/CD
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- AWS (Lambda, S3)
- Docker & Vercel
Professional Journey
R&D Technical Lead, Bites
Feb 2024 – Present
Defining R&D roadmap and building cutting-edge LMS features for frontline teams.
Senior Software Engineer, SafeBase
Aug 2022 – Feb 2024
Scaled security tooling and compliance reporting systems.
Founder, Inlightme Finance
Oct 2020 – Nov 2022
Launched a finance app with real-time analytics and AI-driven recommendations.
Full Stack Developer, Panorays
Feb 2020 – Sep 2022
Engineered microservices and operational monitoring for security posture.
Full Stack Developer, Hometalk
Apr 2017 – Feb 2020
Built feature-rich platforms and revenue-driving bidding systems.
Back End Developer, ByWriter
Nov 2015 – Apr 2017
Developed a high-traffic media platform backend.
Project Manager, IDF Psychotechnical Section
2013 – 2016
Streamlined personnel management processes for global units.
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Computer Science & Psychology
The Open University of Israel, 2016 – 2020
Languages
- English (Native)
- Hebrew (Native)