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
