Platform Tech Lead - UAE
Callsign, United Arab Emirates

As a Platform Tech Lead you will be leading one or multiple teams from a technical perspective with the responsibilities below:

• Design and develop scalable and high-performing software with a Microservices architecture.

• Be responsible for the hiring, mentoring, career progression, and development activities of a team of engineers working on a functional area of the system, delivering strategic features, improving platform performance and throughput, and reducing technical debt.
• Work as part of an amazing team of like-minded individuals with a can-do attitude to change the world.
• The opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, where requirements can change overnight and getting things done is as simple as making a case and leading the charge.

Requirements

• 8 years commercial experience in Java;
• Have experience working with relational DBs such as MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL. Ideally NoSQL experience;
• Have experience developing and designing RESTful API;
• Ability to choose the right technology for the task at hand, whether it turns out to be the latest framework or an established one.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, both technical and non-technical; Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, dynamic environment; You strive for technical excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement; You are a strong hands-on engineer who leads by example.

Desired:

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science or related degree from a top university
• Previous experience leading teams of multiple engineers and managing people.
• Strong experience with real-time, low-latency, high-throughput, distributed and scalable systems
• Experience working with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of Spring Frameworks including Spring Security, Spring Boot, and Spring Data
• Familiarity with application security, cryptography, and security practices
• Having a working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, UNIX-based operating systems, and Microservices
• Experience in working with Agile teams

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