Java Technical Lead

IC; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Markets Global is seeking a Technical Team Lead – Java with strong hands-on backend development experience and proven leadership to steer a full engineering team end to end in a fintech trading environment.

The ideal candidate will come from Fintech, Forex, trading, or high-performance systems, with deep Java, microservices, API development, low-latency architectures, and cloud delivery, and will own delivery across product, QA, DevOps, and operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience with hands-on Java development.
• Strong Java 17+ and modern backend development practices.
• Proven experience leading a technical team (>=2 years) with 7+ members.
• Experience delivering with microservices and distributed systems.
• Cloud experience (AWS, GCP or Azure) and DevOps CI/CD.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own the backend team, priorities, and delivery progress.
• Provide technical direction for backends, services, and integrations.
• Design, implement, and maintain Java-based microservices and APIs.
• Ensure low-latency, scalable, reliable production systems.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and trading teams.

Skills

Java backend leadership

Java 17+

Microservices

API development

Low-latency systems

Cloud environments

Team ownership

Code reviews

Stakeholder comms

Delivery management

Tools

Vaadin

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD

Java 17+

Job description

ICMarketsGlobalisoneofthemostrenownedForexCFDprovider,offeringtradingsolutionsforactivedaytradersandscalpersaswellastradersthatarenewtotheforexmarket.ICMarketsGlobaloffersitsclientscuttingedgetradingplatforms,lowlatencyconnectivityandsuperiorliquidity.

ICMarketsGlobalisrevolutionizingonlineforextrading.Tradersarenowabletogainaccesstopricingpreviouslyonlyavailabletoinvestmentbanksandhighnetworthindividuals.

OurmanagementteamhavesignificantexperienceintheForex,CFDandEquitymarketsinAsia,EuropeandNorthAmerica.Itisthisexperiencethathasenabledustoselectthebestpossibletechnologysolutionsandhandpicksomeofthebestpricingprovidersavailableinthemarket.

AbouttheRole

WeareseekingaTechnicalTeamLead–Java with strong hands on backend development experience, proven technical leadership capabilities, and the ability to lead and manage a full engineering team end to end.

TheidealcandidatewillcomefromaFintech, Forex, Trading, or high performance systems environment, with strong experience in Java, microservices architecture, API development, backend integrations, low-latency systems, and cloud-based delivery.

This is a critical leadership role within the engineering organization. The person will be responsible not only for hands on technical guidance, but also for ensuring the team is properly structured, aligned, productive, and delivering according to business priorities. The role requires someone who can stay fully on top of team activities, break down work, assign responsibilities, remove blockers, challenge estimates, monitor progress, and ensure delivery commitments are met.

The Technical Team Lead will act as the main point of reference for the team from a technical and delivery perspective, working closely with Product, QA, DevOps, Mobile, Trading, Risk, and other business stakeholders.

The person should be able to lead with minimal supervision, take full ownership of the team’s technical direction, andensure engineering standards, delivery quality, and operational reliability are consistently maintained.

KeyResponsibilities

1.TeamLeadership&Ownership

• Lead,mentor,andguideateamofJavabackenddevelopers.
• Takeownershipoftheteam’sday-to-dayexecution,priorities,deliveryprogress,andtechnicaloutput.
• Ensureallteammembershaveclearresponsibilities,priorities,andexpecteddeliverables.
• Breakdowntechnicalworkintocleartasksandassignthemeffectivelyacrosstheteam.
• Monitorteamprogresscloselyandproactivelyidentifydelays,risks,dependencies,andblockers.
• Actasthefirstescalationpointfortheteamandhelpunblockissuesquickly.
• Ensuretheteamisworkingefficiently,withclearcommunicationandaccountability.
• Supportonboarding,knowledgesharing,coaching,andcontinuousdevelopmentofteammembers.
• Promoteownership,collaboration,technicaldiscipline,andadelivery-focusedmindsetwithintheteam.

2.TechnicalLeadership

• Providestrongtechnicaldirectionacrossbackendsystems,integrations,andtrading-relatedservices.
• Leadtechnicaldesigndiscussionsandensuresolutionsarescalable,secure,maintainable,andalignedwithbusinessneeds.
• Conductcodereviewsandensureengineeringstandards,bestpractices,andcleancodingprinciplesarefollowed.
• Challengetechnicaldecisionswhereneededandensuretheteamfollowsthecorrectarchitectureandimplementationapproach.
• Supportdeveloperswithcomplextechnicalissuesandensuretherightsolutionsareimplemented.
• Drivetechnicaldocumentation,implementationplans,andknowledgesharingacrosstheteam.
• EnsuretechnicaldecisionsareclearlycommunicatedtoProduct,QA,DevOps,andotherstakeholders.

3.BackendArchitecture&Development

• Design,develop,andmaintainbackendservicesusingJava,preferablyJava17+.
• Buildandenhancemicroservices,RESTAPIs,event-drivenservices,andbackendmodulesfortradingworkflows.
• Workontradingplatformintegrations,liquiditymanagementsystems,pricefeeds,riskengines,executionservices,andinternalbackendtools.
• Applymodernarchitecturepracticessuchasdomain-drivendesign,CQRS,event-drivenarchitecture,andeventsourcingwhererelevant.
• WorkwithVaadinframeworkforinternalUIandconsoledevelopmentwhererequired.
• UnderstandandcontributetomixedJava/Kotlinenvironmentswhereapplicable.
• CollaboratewithmobileteamsandunderstandAPIintegrationrequirementsforiOSSwiftandAndroid/Kotlinapplications.
• Ensurebackendservicesarereliable,scalable,secure,andalignedwithplatformrequirements.

4.SystemPerformance,Stability&Reliability

• Buildandmaintainlow-latency,high-availabilitybackendcomponents.
• Optimizesystemperformancethroughconcurrencytuning,JVMtuning,GCoptimization,andefficientservicedesign.
• Supportperformancetesting,loadtesting,andproduction-readinessactivities.
• Leadorsupportincidentinvestigation,rootcauseanalysis,andcorrectiveactions.
• Ensureproductionissuesareproperlyanalyzed,documented,andfollowedupwithpreventiveactions.
• CollaboratewithDevOps,Cloud,QA,andmonitoringteamstoimprovesystemreliability.
• Promoteastrongengineeringculturearoundstability,observability,andoperationalexcellence.

5.Delivery&ProjectOwnership

• Drivetechnicaldeliveryacrosssprintplanning,taskbreakdown,execution,andreleasereadiness.
• WorkcloselywithProductOwnersandProductManagerstounderstandrequirements,clarifyscope,anddefinerealisticdeliverytimelines.
• Challengeunclearrequirements,incompleteanalysis,orunrealistictimelineswhereneeded.
• Ensuretechnicaldependencies,risks,andblockersareidentifiedearlyandcommunicatedclearly.
• Trackdeliveryprogressandmakesuretheteamismovingaccordingtoagreedpriorities.
• Ensurereleasesaredeliveredwiththerequiredquality,documentation,testingsupport,andtechnicalsign-off.
• MaintainclearcommunicationwithProduct,QA,DevOps,andmanagementregardingstatus,risks,anddeliveryexpectations.
• Takeownershipofdeliveryoutcomes,notonlytechnicalimplementation.

6.Cross-FunctionalCollaboration

• PartnerwithProductteamstotranslatebusinessrequirementsintotechnicalsolutions.
• WorkcloselywithQAandQAAutomationteamstosupporttesting,integrationtesting,regressiontesting,andloadtesting.
• CollaboratewithDevOpsandCloudteamsondeployments,CI/CDpipelines,environments,monitoring,andinfrastructureneeds.
• CoordinatewithMobileteamstoensurebackendAPIsandservicesmeetmobileapplicationrequirements.
• WorkwithTrading,Risk,Dealing,Compliance,andOperationsteamswherebusinessorsystemknowledgeisrequired.
• Ensuretechnicalcommunicationbetweenteamsisclear,structured,andaction-oriented.

7.EngineeringStandards&ProcessImprovement

• Enforcecodingstandards,codereviewpractices,documentation,andtechnicalgovernance.
• Improvedevelopmentprocesses,estimationaccuracy,releasereadiness,andoperationalefficiency.
• Identifyrecurringissueswithin theteamandproposepracticalimprovements.
• Supporttheadoptionofautomation,AItools,andengineeringproductivityimprovements.
• Encouragetheteamtousemoderntoolsandpracticestoincreasespeed,quality,andmaintainability.
• Ensuretheteamfollowsagreedengineering,security,andreleaseprocesses.

RequiredSkills&Experience

• 7+yearsofbackendengineeringexperience,withstronghands-onJavadevelopment.
• StrongexperiencewithJava17+andmodernbackenddevelopmentpractices.
• Provenexperience(2+years)ofleadingatechnicalteam(7+members)asateamortechnicallead.
• Experiencemanagingteamdelivery,taskbreakdown,estimation,technicalplanning,andexecution.
• Strongunderstandingofmicroservicesarchitectureanddistributedsystems.
• ExperiencedesigninganddevelopingRESTAPIsandbackendintegrations.
• Experiencewithevent-drivensystems,messaging,andasynchronousprocessing.
• Strongunderstandingofsystemperformance,scalability,reliability,andproductionsupport.
• ExperiencewithcloudenvironmentssuchasAWS,GCP,orAzure.
• ExperienceworkingwithDevOpsteamsonCI/CD,deployments,andenvironmentmanagement.
• Strongcommunicationskillsandabilitytoworkwithbothtechnicalandnon-technicalstakeholders.
• Abilitytoleadwithownership,accountability,andminimalsupervision.
• Strongproblem-solvingskillsandabilitytomakedecisionsunderpressure.

PreferredSkills

• ExperienceinForex,CFD,Fintech,Trading,Banking,orfinancialsystems.
• Experience with trading platform integrations, liquidity providers, price feeds, execution systems, or risk engines.
• KnowledgeofFIXProtocolandFIXMarketData.
• Experiencewithpricefeedaggregationengines.
• ExperiencewithVaadinframework.
• KnowledgeofKotlinandmixedJava/Kotlinenvironments.
• UnderstandingofmobiletradingapparchitectureandbackendAPIrequirementsforSwift/Kotlinapplications.
• ExperiencewithmonitoringtoolssuchasGrafana,Prometheus,ELK,orsimilar.
• ExposuretofinancialregulationssuchasFSA,DFSA,CySEC,FCA,ASIC,orsimilar.
• ExperiencewithDocker,Kubernetes,Terraform,orcloud-nativearchitecture.
• ExperienceusingAItoolstoimprovedevelopmentproductivity,codequality,documentation,anddeliveryefficiency.

PersonalAttributes

• Strongsenseofownershipandaccountability.
• Proactiveandhands-onleadershipstyle.
• Abletostayontopofmultipleprioritiesandensurenothingisleftunmanaged.
• Strongtechnicaljudgmentandabilitytochallengedecisionsconstructively.
• Delivery-focusedandabletodriveteamstowardclearoutcomes.
• Comfortableworkinginafast-paced,high-pressureenvironment.
• Strongcommunicatorwiththeabilitytoaligntechnicalteamsandbusinessstakeholders.
• Abletomentor,coach,andraisetheperformanceleveloftheteam.
• Practical, structured, and solution-oriented.