Technical Team Lead

About the role

Arabic.AI is seeking a Technical Team Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of high‑quality technology solutions that align with the company’s strategic goals. The role combines hands‑on engineering with leadership, mentoring a team of engineers and coordinating across product, QA, DevOps, and design functions.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee daily development activities, ensuring adherence to coding standards, architecture guidelines, and delivery timelines.
• Guide system design and architecture discussions, providing hands‑on technical input and reviewing key code components for quality and scalability.
• Mentor and coach engineers through regular 1:1s, performance check‑ins, and technical feedback sessions.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and Design teams to translate requirements into actionable development plans.
• Enforce best practices in code review, testing, documentation, and CI/CD pipelines.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership or team‑lead role.
• Strong communication skills in English and proven ability to manage stakeholders and resolve conflicts.

Required skills

• Backend development with Node.js (Python is a plus).
• Design and review of scalable microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with relational and non‑relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and CI/CD/DevOps practices.
• Agile/Scrum methodology and sprint management.