Technical Leader (Fullstack Backend focused)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Technical Leader (Fullstack Backend focused) based in United Arab Emirates.

This is a high-impact technical leadership opportunity within a fast-growing fintech <environment.You> will shape backend architecture, technical standards, and the engineering roadmap while remaining hands-on.The role combines team leadership with the design and delivery of scalable, reliable APIs and distributed <systems.You>’ll work closely with Product, Frontend, DevOps, and other stakeholders to turn business needs into robust <solutions.You>’ll also help introduce AI-powered development practices that improve engineering velocity and product quality.The environment rewards ownership, adaptability, curiosity, and pragmatic technical <decision-making.It>’s an opportunity to influence both the technology and the engineering culture while solving complex problems at scale.

Accountabilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers while establishing strong engineering practices, coding standards, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Partner with Product, Frontend, DevOps, and other teams to define and deliver scalable technical solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Architect, develop, and maintain high-performing backend services and APIs using TypeScript, Node.js, and modern backend frameworks.
• Design systems for high availability, strong performance, security, scalability, and zero-downtime deployment.
• Own backend technical direction and roadmap decisions, balancing immediate delivery requirements with long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Strengthen system reliability through effective testing, monitoring, logging, observability, incident management, and performance optimization.
• Leverage AI tools, automation, and emerging technologies to improve developer productivity, engineering workflows, and end-user experiences.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies where they can meaningfully improve the platform, development process, or product.
• Translate business and product requirements into robust backend architectures and serve as a bridge between engineering and product stakeholders.

Requirements

• 6+ years of backend development experience, including at least 4 years in a technical leadership or lead engineering role.
• Strong proficiency with TypeScript, Node.js, and backend frameworks such as NestJS or Express.js.
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable APIs, backend services, and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS, along with containerization, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Solid understanding of event-driven architectures, messaging systems, and asynchronous processing; experience with technologies such as Apache Kafka is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate AI tools and workflows into software development to improve speed, efficiency, and quality.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, establishing technical standards, and setting engineering direction.
• Good understanding of frontend concepts and the ability to collaborate effectively with frontend engineers.
• Strong knowledge of software security, testing strategies, observability, reliability, and performance optimization.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions across functions.
• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities can evolve quickly.
• Strong ownership mentality, sound judgment, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

Benefits

• Fully remote work environment.
• Full-time opportunity within a fast-growing fintech organization.
• High-impact role with significant influence over backend architecture, technical strategy, and engineering practices.
• Opportunity to work on financial technology and Forex-related solutions with real-world impact.
• Exposure to modern cloud technologies, AI-assisted development, automation, and emerging engineering practices.
• Collaborative environment with close interaction across Engineering, Product, Frontend, and DevOps.
• Opportunities to mentor engineers and shape a high-performing technical culture.
• Professional growth through ownership of complex technical challenges and strategic initiatives.