Technical Team Lead

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Description

Job purpose
As the team lead at Tarjama, you will be responsible for leading a technical team in the design, development, and delivery of high-quality technology solutions aligned with Tarjama’s strategic goals. This role ensures the successful execution of engineering tasks, enforces development best practices, and acts as a hands-on contributor while also coordinating with cross-functional teams. The team lead mentors team members and ensures the timely delivery of projects. They also translate technical direction into day-to-day implementation.

Duties & responsibilities

Technical leadership & execution oversight

Oversee daily development activities, ensuring alignment with coding standards, architecture guidelines, and delivery timelines.
Guide system design and architecture discussions, providing hands-on technical input where needed.
Support engineers in problem-solving, debugging, and performance optimization, acting as a key technical escalation point.
Review and approve key code components, ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainability.

Team management & mentorship

Lead, coach, and develop a team of engineers with varying levels of experience.
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance check-ins, and technical feedback sessions to ensure growth and accountability.
Facilitate onboarding and continuous technical upskilling of team members.
Foster a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Collaboration & cross-functional alignment

Work closely with product, QA, DevOps, and design teams to ensure shared understanding of project goals and priorities.
Help translate product requirements into actionable development plans and ensure clear task delegation.
Act as a liaison between the development team and technology leadership, providing visibility into progress, risks, and resource needs.

Code quality, documentation & standards

Enforce best practices in coding, documentation, testing, and deployment.
Promote peer code reviews, unit testing, and automation to ensure reliability and consistency.
Ensure comprehensive documentation is maintained for all critical systems and architectural decisions.
Support continuous improvement of internal development workflows and tools.

System support & deployment coordination

Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure system performance, CI/CD readiness, and release reliability.
Monitor deployment readiness and troubleshoot issues during staging and production releases.
Participate in the evaluation and adoption of new technologies and frameworks that align with business needs.

Education, experience & qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
8+ years of hands-on software development experience with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or team lead role.
Strong experience with Node.js; Python is a plus.
Proficiency in designing and reviewing scalable architectures using microservices and RESTful APIs.
Experience working with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
Solid experience in Agile/Scrum environments and sprint management.
Proficient in English language.

Behavioral competencies

Communication
Decision making
Stakeholder management
Team building & management
Conflict management
Results orientation
Influencing others

Technical competencies

Backend development (Node.js, Python is a plus)
Microservices & system architecture
RESTful API design & integration
Code review & quality standards
Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure)
CI/CD & DevOps collaboration
Database design & optimization
Performance monitoring & debugging
Documentation & technical writing
Agile development practices

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