About the Role
In this position, you will lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of software applications while providing technical leadership and mentorship to the development team. You will collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and other stakeholders to define technical solutions and ensure that business requirements are effectively translated into actionable technical tasks. Additionally, you will drive Agile development practices, including sprint planning and technical estimations, as well as promote DevOps methodologies and best practices in software engineering.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of software applications.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the development team.
- Review code to ensure quality, maintainability, security, and adherence to coding standards.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and stakeholders to define technical solutions.
- Break down business requirements into technical tasks and guide implementation.
- Drive Agile development practices, sprint planning, and technical estimations.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide effective solutions.
- Ensure application performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
- Promote DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and software engineering best practices.
- Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend process and technology improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of software development experience, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
- Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go.
- Experience with modern frameworks and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and system design.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading distributed or remote engineering teams.
- Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Knowledge of DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and container orchestration.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
- Arabic speaker is mandatory.
