Al Ghurair Investment - Technical Lead - Backend Engineering

Description :

We are looking for a hands-on Tech Lead who will drive backend engineering design, architecture, development, and team execution. You will actively code while mentoring and guiding a team of developers to deliver scalable, high-performance services.

Responsibilities :

- Architect, design, and implement distributed backend services with high availability and reliability.

- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of features from requirement gathering to production deployment and monitoring.

- Collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, and Frontend teams to ensure alignment on technical solutions.

- Ensure high code quality, maintainability, and engineering best practices across the team.

- Troubleshoot production issues and take part in on-call rotation when required.

- Drive continuous improvement in performance, scalability, and system stability.

- Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluation of team members.

Requirements :

- Expertise in designing and consuming REST APIs and familiarity with microservice architectures.

- Solid experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB (schema design, performance tuning).

- Hands-on experience with Redis (caching, pub/sub).

- Working knowledge of Kafka (message streaming, producer/consumer design patterns).

- Experience with containerised deployments using Docker, and familiarity with CI/CD workflows.

- Understanding of distributed system concepts like CAP theorem, eventual consistency, and fault tolerance.

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS). Familiarity with monitoring tools (e. g. Datadog).

- Exposure to Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Event-Driven Architectures.

- Strong ownership and accountability with a product-first mindset.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

- Ability to balance hands-on coding with leadership and mentorship.

- Problem-solving attitude with a focus on delivering outcomes, not just output.