Technical Team Lead – Java

eMagine's client, a fast-growing global fintech based in Dubai, is seeking a Technical Team Lead – Java to lead a backend engineering team and drive delivery across high-performance, low-latency systems. This 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

To apply Please share your CV and include details on team leadership scope, architecture ownership, and production/high-performance systems experience.