We are looking for a talented hands-on backend team leader to join our portal backend group and lead one of our teams. Your primary responsibility will be to lead your team to success. Balance short-term needs and long-term goals. Work closely with the Group manager, VP of Engineering, and tech lead, coordinate with the team members, help solve problems, and maintain a high level of product quality, working in an interesting and cooperative environment following Agile concepts and methodologies. So, if you have both excellent leadership abilities and outstanding technical skills, join our team, and make an impact!
Responsibilities
Design, build, test, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code
Provide technical and personal guidance and mentorship to your team members
Work closely with the group manager, other team leads and tech leads to achieve business goals
Collaborate with the PM to prioritize tasks, manage feature development, and plan product releases
Provide architecture oversight, encouraging the team to innovate and develop edge technologies
Provide high code quality and demonstrate high development standards
Requirements
BSc in Computer Science with a solid understanding of object-oriented programming
Minimum 3 years experience of hands-on leading a team in Agile methodology
Minimum 5 years of experience in Backend development of complex systems
Proficient in Java, with a strong understanding of its ecosystems, including frameworks such as Spring, and experience in building scalable and maintainable applications
Experience with Kafka and Docker – a must!
Experience with SQL- a must
DBs - Postgres, Mongo, or Cassandra
Nomad, Consul – advantage
Networking, security - advantage
Strong Leadership skills – Hands-on, ability to inspire, motivate, train, and manage the team to meet high goals
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, fostering open communication, collaboration, and effective conflict resolution within the team
Experience with Open-source development model- Advantage
Experience with Cloud environments (AWS) - Advantage
Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written