Team Lead Backend Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of backend developers, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Architect and implement high-performance, secure APIs for our payment platform.
• Drive technical decision-making, code quality standards, and best practices across the team.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to architecture, security, and performance guidelines.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Identify technical risks and propose solutions to improve performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Oversee system architecture and contribute to long-term technical strategy.
• Manage and optimize server and database infrastructure for high availability and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and guide the team in efficient resolution.
• Lead technical planning, sprint execution, and delivery within an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of backend development experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership or team lead role.
• Strong proficiency in PHP (preferred) or backend languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, or .NET.
• Solid experience with relational databases (MySQL or similar).
• Strong background in designing RESTful APIs and scalable backend architectures.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora).
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage technical delivery.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: QAR9,000.00 - QAR14,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person