Summary: Lead a team of backend developers to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs, ensuring high performance and security. Highlights: 1. Lead and mentor a team of backend developers 2. Design and implement high-performance, secure APIs 3. Drive technical decision-making and best practices **Key Responsibilities** * Lead and mentor a team of backend developers, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. * Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs. * Architect and implement high\-performance, secure APIs for our payment platform. * Drive technical decision\-making, code quality standards, and best practices across the team. * Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to architecture, security, and performance guidelines. * Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. * Identify technical risks and propose solutions to improve performance, reliability, and scalability. * Oversee system architecture and contribute to long\-term technical strategy. * Manage and optimize server and database infrastructure for high availability and performance. * Troubleshoot complex production issues and guide the team in efficient resolution. * Lead technical planning, sprint execution, and delivery within an agile environment. **Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. * **8\+ years of backend development experience**, including **2\+ years in a technical leadership or team lead role**. * Strong proficiency in **PHP (preferred)** or backend languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, or .NET. * Solid experience with relational databases (MySQL or similar). * Strong background in designing RESTful APIs and scalable backend architectures. * Hands\-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora). * Proven ability to lead teams and manage technical delivery. * Excellent problem\-solving skills and attention to detail. * Strong communication and collaboration abilities. Job Types: Full\-time, Permanent Pay: QAR9,000\.00 \- QAR14,000\.00 per month Work Location: In person