Senior Backend Team Lead — Build Scalable, Impact Systems

Lucidya; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Jeddah is looking for a proactive Backend Team Lead to manage backend development initiatives. This role involves leading a skilled team, designing scalable architectures, and ensuring code quality while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of backend development experience, knowledge of technologies like Python, and strong leadership skills. Join us to shape the future of our backend systems and influence the engineering culture at our company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership or team lead role.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of backend developers.
• Design and implement robust, scalable backend architectures.
• Ensure the quality of code through code reviews and testing procedures.
• Collaborate with product and frontend teams to align development.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations.

Skills

Python

Ruby on Rails

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

RESTful API design

Microservices architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Version control systems (Git)

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or IT

Job description

A technology company in Jeddah is looking for a proactive Backend Team Lead to manage backend development initiatives. This role involves leading a skilled team, designing scalable architectures, and ensuring code quality while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of backend development experience, knowledge of technologies like Python, and strong leadership skills. Join us to shape the future of our backend systems and influence the engineering culture at our company.