Technical Team Lead – Java
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About the Role
eMagine's client, a fast-growing global fintech in Dubai, is seeking a Technical Team Lead – Java to lead a backend engineering team. This role combines hands-on Java development with team leadership, technical governance, and delivery ownership.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of Java backend developers; own day to day execution and delivery outcomes
- Break down work into clear tasks, assign responsibilities, track progress, and remove blockers
- Provide technical direction across backend services, integrations, and microservices architecture
- Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering standards, documentation, and best practices
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java (Java 17+), including REST APIs and event driven services
- Drive performance, stability, and reliability (JVM/concurrency tuning, production readiness, incident RCA)
- Collaborate cross functionally with Product, QA, DevOps/Cloud, Mobile, and business stakeholders
Requirements
- 7+ years backend engineering experience with strong hands on Java
- Java 17+ experience and modern backend development practices
- 2+ years experience leading a technical team (7+ members) with delivery accountability
- Strong microservices and distributed systems experience
- REST API design and backend integration experience
- Event driven systems and asynchronous processing experience
- Cloud exposure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and CI/CD collaboration with DevOps
- Strong stakeholder communication and ability to lead with minimal supervision
Full Job Posting
Overview
- eMagine's client, a fast growing global fintech based in Dubai, is seeking a Technical Team Lead – Java.
- Role combines hands on backend development with end to end team leadership, technical governance, and delivery ownership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of Java backend developers; own day to day execution and delivery outcomes.
- Break down work into clear tasks, assign responsibilities, track progress, and remove blockers.
- Provide technical direction across backend services, integrations, and microservices architecture.
- Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering standards, documentation, and best practices.
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java (Java 17+), including REST APIs and event driven services.
- Drive performance, stability, and reliability (JVM/concurrency tuning, production readiness, incident RCA).
- Collaborate cross functionally with Product, QA, DevOps/Cloud, Mobile, and business stakeholders.
Required Skills & Experience
- 7+ years backend engineering experience with strong hands on Java.
- Java 17+ experience and modern backend development practices.
- 2+ years experience leading a technical team (7+ members) with delivery accountability.
- Strong microservices and distributed systems experience.
- REST API design and backend integration experience.
- Event driven systems and asynchronous processing experience.
- Cloud exposure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and CI/CD collaboration with DevOps.
- Strong stakeholder communication and ability to lead with minimal supervision.
Preferred
- Fintech/Trading/Forex/CFD domain experience.
- FIX Protocol / market data exposure.
- Kotlin, Vaadin, observability tooling (Grafana/Prometheus/ELK).
- Docker/Kubernetes/Terraform.
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