Team Lead – Software Development

BEACON RED; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

BEACON RED is seeking a Team Lead to drive software development initiatives, guiding design and delivery of secure, scalable solutions while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.

The role combines technical leadership with people management to balance hands-on contributions with strategic oversight, ensuring long-term maintainability and delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience; 2+ years leading multiple teams.
• Expertise in data structures, algorithms, and security principles; optimise for performance and security at scale.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including modelling, indexing, and optimisation.
• Experience designing distributed systems for high availability, scalability, fault tolerance (CAP theorem).
• Experience with distributed messaging, event-driven patterns, and asynchronous.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of complex systems using modern architectures, design patterns, and engineering best practices (e.g., microservices, event-driven design).
• Drive adoption of contemporary development methodologies to ensure efficient and high-quality delivery.
• Balance self-on technical contributions with strategic oversight, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, and reduced technical debt.
• Ensure reliability and resilience of production systems through proactive monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement practices.
• Promote a culture of accountability and transparency by communicating clearly with stakeholders and leading post-incident learning and system improvements.
• Lead and manage engineering teams effectively, fostering collaboration, inclusivity, and a strong team-first mindset.
• Allocate work strategically while empowering team members, avoiding silos and ensuring shared ownership of outcomes.
• Partner with product and stakeholders to prioritize work based on business value, while navigating ambiguity and evolving requirements with confidence.
• Drive onboarding of new team members, tools, and processes, ensuring smooth integration and continuous team growth.

Skills

Software development

Team leadership

Data structures

Algorithms

Security principles

SQL

NoSQL

Distributed systems

Event-driven

Messaging

CAP theorem

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS/SE

Job description

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

About the role

The Team Lead plays a critical role in driving Beacon Red’s software development initiatives by combining strong technical expertise with modern engineering practices and people leadership. This role is responsible for guiding teams in designing and delivering secure, scalable, and maintainable software solutions, while fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and shared ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of complex systems using modern architectures, design patterns, and engineering best practices (e.g., microservices, event-driven design)
• Drive adoption of contemporary development methodologies to ensure efficient and high-quality delivery.
• Balance self-on technical contributions with strategic oversight, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, and reduced technical debt.
• Ensure reliability and resilience of production systems through proactive monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement practices.
• Promote a culture of accountability and transparency by communicating clearly with stakeholders and leading post-incident learning and system improvements.
• Lead and manage engineering teams effectively, fostering collaboration, inclusivity, and a strong team-first mindset.
• Allocate work strategically while empowering team members, avoiding silos and encouraging shared ownership of outcomes.
• Partner with product and stakeholders to prioritize work based on business value, while navigating ambiguity and evolving requirements with confidence.
• Drive onboarding of new team members, tools, and processes, ensuring smooth integration and continuous team growth.

Key Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional self-on experience in software development, 2+ years leading multiple teams.
• Expertise in data structures, algorithms, and security principles; ability to optimise for performance and security at scale.
• Proven experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, SQLite) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Neo4J) databases, including modelling, indexing, and optimisation.
• Professional experience in designing distributed systems for high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance (CAP theorem).
• Expertise with distributed messaging, event-driven patterns, and asynchronous

Why Choose EDGE?

Working at EDGE comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependants, and education allowances for your children.

But the real investment goes further than compensation. Through our own learning academy and digital learning platform, there are extensive opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career. Add to that the freedom to innovate, strong career guidance, and the chance to work alongside world-class talent from across the globe, and EDGE becomes a place where you can keep growing, keep learning, and keep turning bold ideas into something real.

Candidate Privacy & Equal Opportunity Statement

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EDGE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

Please note that EDGE does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any resumes in the absence of a formally executed agreement in place will be deemed the property of EDGE, and no placement fees or compensation will be payable in respect of such submissions.